Women Sailors & Sailors' Women: An Untold Maritime History

Name/Title

Women Sailors & Sailors' Women: An Untold Maritime History

Entry/Object ID

2004.0216.225

Description

"...Recent studies have shown that a surprising number of women went to sea. Come traveled as the wives or mistresses of captains. A few were smuggled aboard by officers or by seamen of the lower deck. An increasing number of cases have come to light of young women dressing in men's clothes and working alongside the sailors for months and sometimes yars on end." Physical Description: Hardcover book

Collection

Maritime Collection

Book Details

Author

Cordingly, David

Edition

First

Publisher

Random House

Place Published

Location

New York

Date Published

1740 - 1860

Publication Language

English

Call No.

910.4 C Maritime

ISBN

0-375-50041-3

Notes

Date: 2001 Copy No.: 1