Women of the Sea (Paperback)

This book devoted to the stories of heroines of the sea, by the master of New England maritime lore, Edward Rowe Snow, was originally published in 1962. Included in this collection are Hannah Burgess, who navigated her husband's clipper ship safely to port after his death; His Kai Ching, a widow who took command of her husband's pirate fleet; Mrs. Jones, a Methodist missionary who was the sole survivor of the Maria, wrecked off the coast of Antigua in 1826; Madame Desnoyer, who was cast adrift with her two children and a servant off Santo Domingo in 1767, after her husband had been murdered; and Alice Rowe Snow, the author's own mother, who spent most of her first twenty years at sea aboard ships commanded by her father.

General

Imprint:	Commonwealth Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Snow Centennial Editions
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	May 2008
Revised by:	Jeremy D'Entremont
Authors:	Edward Rowe Snow
Dimensions:	228 x 154 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-1-933212-86-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-933212-86-1
Barcode:	9781933212869

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