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She Captains Joan Druett

She Captains von Joan Druett

She Captains Joan Druett


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Zusammenfassung

Druett restores important and long-lost chapters in maritime history. It also is great reading, especially for those who love tales of risk, glory, gritty adventure, and action-packed history. Karin Winegar, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

She Captains Zusammenfassung

She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea Joan Druett

In an innovative look at maritime history from the female perspective, Joan Druett introduces a remarkable array of characters and re-creates their adventures with a captivating immediacy and wit. There are 'pirate queens' armed with cutlasses and pistols who strike fear into the hearts of sailors. There are sea-loving women and women eager to be with the men they loved, who dress as men and join unsuspecting crews where they serve with honour and daring. The brave housekeepers and rescue workers are here too - including twenty year old Grace Darling, whose rescue of nine castaways in 1838 inspired a torrent of books, songs and poemss. Finally, 'A Woman at the Helm' shines a spotlight on the long line of 'she captains' who conquered dangerous seas and commanded rough crews, often displaying fortitude lacking in many of their male counterparts.

She Captains Bewertungen

Karin Winegar Minneapolis Star Tribune Great reading, especially for those who love tales of risk, glory, gritty adventure, and action-packed history.
David Hays coauthor of My Old Man and the Sea Joan Druett's She Captains sweeps across the decks as a gale of tales -- saucy and surprising, always seaworthy. A sparkling voyage.
Donna Seaman Booklist Druett is as valued for her jaunty storytelling as she is for reclaiming the forgotten lives of seafaring women....Maritime lore has always been rich in romance and suffering; Druett's revelations increase its fascination tenfold.

Über Joan Druett

Joan Druett, an award-winning writer of nautical nonfiction, is the author of numerous works, including Hen Frigates and In the Wake of Madness. She lives in New Zealand. Visit her website at www.joan.druett.gen.nz.

Inhaltsverzeichnis


Contents

Introduction

One: The Warrior-Queens

Two: The Valkyria

Three: Mistress Cowtie and the Pirates

Four: Pirate Queens

Five: Captured by Corsairs

Six: The Widows

Seven: Bonny & Read

Eight: The Naked Truth

Nine: Ship's Business

Ten: Fatal Shores

Eleven: Fatal Impact

Twelve: The Deceit of Dress

Thirteen: Decently Skirted

Fourteen: War Bride

Fifteen: Women of War

Sixteen: Nelson's Women

Seventeen: Voyages of Discovery

Eighteen: To the Rescue!

Nineteen: Northwest Passage

Twenty: Ice Queens

Twenty-one: A Woman at the Helm

Editorial Note

Sources

Index

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR013863414
9780684856919
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She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea Joan Druett
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Broschiert
Simon & Schuster
20010306
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