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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
February 1, 2001
Pages
286
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375500411
ISBN-10
0375500413
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author takes readers on a wild ride through three hundred years of maritime history in search of women pirates, captains, seafarers, and explorers who broke new ground in the male-dominated maritime world. 30,000 first printing.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: For centuries the sea has been regarded as a male domain. Fisherman, navy officers, pirates, and explorers roamed the high seas while their wives and daughters stayed on shore. Oceangoing adventurers and the crews of their ships were part of an all-male world â or were they?
In this illuminating historical narrative, maritime scholar David Cordingly shows that in fact an astonishing number of women went to sea in the great age of sail. Some traveled as the wives or mistresses of captains. A few were smuggled aboard by officers or seaman. A number of cases have come to light of young women dressing in menâs clothes and working alongside the sailors for months, and sometimes years. In the U.S. and Britsh navies, it was not uncommon for the wives of bosuns, carpenters, and cooks to go to sea on warships. Cordinglyâs tremendous research shows that there was indeed a thriving female population â from female pirates to the sirens of legend â on and around the high seas. A landmark work of womenâs history disguised as a spectacularly entertaining yarn, Womenâs Sailors and Sailorâs Women will surprise and delight readers.
In this illuminating historical narrative, maritime scholar David Cordingly shows that in fact an astonishing number of women went to sea in the great age of sail. Some traveled as the wives or mistresses of captains. A few were smuggled aboard by officers or seaman. A number of cases have come to light of young women dressing in menâs clothes and working alongside the sailors for months, and sometimes years. In the U.S. and Britsh navies, it was not uncommon for the wives of bosuns, carpenters, and cooks to go to sea on warships. Cordinglyâs tremendous research shows that there was indeed a thriving female population â from female pirates to the sirens of legend â on and around the high seas. A landmark work of womenâs history disguised as a spectacularly entertaining yarn, Womenâs Sailors and Sailorâs Women will surprise and delight readers.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (September 1, 2001)
9780786235247 | details & prices | 604 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $28.95
About: For centuries, the sea has been regarded as a male domain, but in this illuminating historical narrative, maritime scholar David Cordingly shows that an astonishing number of women went to sea in the great age of sail.
About: For centuries, the sea has been regarded as a male domain, but in this illuminating historical narrative, maritime scholar David Cordingly shows that an astonishing number of women went to sea in the great age of sail.
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1 edition from Random House Inc (February 1, 2001)
9780375500411 | details & prices | 286 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Covers three hundred years of maritime history in search of women pirates, captains, seafarers, and explorers who broke new ground in the male-dominated maritime world.
About: Covers three hundred years of maritime history in search of women pirates, captains, seafarers, and explorers who broke new ground in the male-dominated maritime world.
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