Heroines and Harlots by Cordingly, David ISBN 0333763734
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An intriguing portrait of women on the high seas. Women have always been involved in maritime life, but their stories have rarely been told. From the waterfront prostitutes and the women who went to sea dressed as sailors, to the wives who were left waiting at home, this book looks at the unique relationship between women and the sea.
An intriguing portrait of women on the high seas Women have always been involved in maritime life. but their stories have rarely been told. David Cordingly looks at this traditionally male domain and finds some remarkable women Mary Patten, who took command of a vessel and sailed it round Cape Horn at the age of nineteen; Grace Darling, the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, who rowed out in ferocious seas to rescue three shipwrecked men, and the awesome Anne Bonny, who disguised herself as a man and became a fearsome pirate before being sentenced to the gallows. From the waterfront prostitutes and the women who went to sea dressed as sailors, to the wives who were left waiting at home, Heroines And Harlots looks at the unique relationship between women and the sea.
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
Heroines and Harlots
[edit] Author
Cordingly, David
[edit] ISBN
0333763734
[edit] Published
25/05/2001
[edit] Publisher
Macmillan Publishers Ltd
[edit] Binding
HARDBACK
[edit] Retail Price
20 (GBP)
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20 (GBP)
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