File:The civil government at Grado Redenta (1917) (14595993708).jpg

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Title: The civil government at Grado Redenta
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Emilio Ferrando
Subjects: Grado (Italy) - History
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r, in the splen-did orbit traced by the Republic of San Marco, in days when theswift galleys and astute traders voyaged eastward, and brought back copious results of the ne-gotiations and of the trade,then again in days whenshe shrunk into herself,waiting in the restrictedlife of old age for the endof her rule. The life of Gradowas limited to that of thefishermen, since it had be-come impossible to com-mand the means necessaryfor making good the landsthat had been invaded bythe sea. The daily la-bour was difficult and ex-acting, both at sea andon the lagoon; but theboats suited for each kindof fishing increased stea-dily in number, until theyformed quite a fleet. Thelong list of fishers was di-vided according to thearea where they were ac-tive, and thus there came to be fishermen of the lagoon, fishermenof the sea, and those who worked on the sands. Life went on through the centuries after a tranquil fashion:various forms of civilisation rose and fell all around her, but Grado - 144 -
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