Captain Ahab had a Wife: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870 (Gender and American Culture)

Captain Ahab had a Wife: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870 (Gender and American Culture)

by Lisa Norling (Author)

Synopsis

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the whaling industry of New England sent thousands of men to distant seas. This work examines letters and diaries, shipowners' records, church records, newspapers and city directories, to reconstruct the lives of the ""Cape Horn widows"" left behind onshore.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 392
Edition: 1
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 31 Oct 2000

ISBN 10: 0807848700
ISBN 13: 9780807848708