Derek Lunt

Having retired from the Civil Service, I needed a new challenge, so I applied and was accepted to undertake a degree at Edge Hill University. It was a wonderful time in my life where I gained a BA and MA in history. It was whilst at university that I stumbled upon James Maury, an American tobacco merchant residing in Liverpool in 1790, and the more I researched him, the more interesting he became. Hence: the book.

Today, I spend my time as a volunteer on a three-mastered schooner, ‘Kathleen and May’, moored at Liverpool. I still research and write and have several projects on the go.