[PDF.79cf] Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives at Sea, 1820-1920

Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives at Sea, 1820-1920

[PDF.be89] Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives at Sea, 1820-1920

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 | #2408078 in Books |  Harpercollins |  1992-09 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.50 x7.50 x.75l, | File type: PDF | 213 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Very good, gives a really good view of life at ...|By Customer|Very good, gives a really good view of life at sea, the good and the bad. It is more oriented to be presented from the female perspective, but along with that, it gives a great insight into life on the whale boats, men and women- and regular daily life, along with occasional intense action.|3 of 3 people found th|From the Publisher|7 1/4 x 10 1/4 trim. 88 illus. LC 2001-090498|About the Author|A prize-winning maritime historian and writer of historical novels, JOAN DRUETT's nonfiction books dealing with the sea include Rough Medicin

Joan Druett offers an informed and accessible account of little known stories of wives of whaling captains who accompanied their husbands on long and arduous journeys to bring whale oil and blubber to New England. Surprisingly, by 1850 roughly a sixth of all whaling vessels carried the captains' wives. Invariably the only woman aboard a very cramped ship, they endured harsh conditions to provide companionship for their husbands, and sometimes even exerted a strong unoffi...

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