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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) - Softcover

Norling, Lisa

 
9780807848708: 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)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0807848700 ISBN 13: 9780807848708
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2000

Synopsis

A social history that uncovers the lives of maritime women in New England villages whose men were whalers during the 18th and 19th centuries. Norling draws from a variety of sources-including women's and men's letters and diaries, shipowners' records, church records, newspapers and magazines, censuses, and city directories to uncover the women's often poignant and painful stories.

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About the Author

Lisa Norling, associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota, is coeditor of Iron Men, Wooden Women: Gender and Seafaring in the Atlantic World, 1700-1920.

From the Back Cover

A social history that uncovers the lives of maritime women in New England villages whose men were whalers during the 18th and 19th centuries. Norling draws from a variety of sources--including women's and men's letters and diaries, shipowners' records, church records, newspapers and magazines, censuses, and city directories to uncover the women's often poignant and painful stories.

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A social history that uncovers the lives of maritime women in New England villages whose men were whalers during the 18th and 19th centuries. Norling draws from a variety of sources?including women's and men's letters and diaries, shipowners' records, church records, newspapers and magazines, censuses, and city directories to uncover the women's often poignant and painful stories.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807848700
ISBN 13 
9780807848708
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
392