Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail - Hardcover

Stark, Suzanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557507384 ISBN 13: 9781557507389

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 1996

Synopsis

An in-depth study of women on sailing ships, from the prostitutes who boarded ships in port to women in male disguise who served as seamen.

About this title

Review:

"For a very long time now I have delighted in histories, letters, records, and memoirs to do with the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century; but Suzanne Stark's book has told me many, many things I did not know, and I shall keep it on an honored shelf."--Patrick O'Brian

"Female Tars is well-written, and accessible to both academic and casual readers. This study expands our understanding of life aboard Royal Navy warships during the age of sail. In doing so it brings into context the social and economic situations women faced during the long eighteenth century with the wartime pressures faced by the Royal Navy to keep warships manned. The Naval Institute Press should be commended to bring such an important work back into print." --Naval Historical Foundation

"Despite its age, Female Tars remains an interesting and insightful work about a still little known aspect of life at sea, a subject needing more research." --Strategy Page

About the Author:

Suzanne J. Stark (1926-2015) was an artist, teacher, editor and freelance writer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1557507384
• ISBN 13: 9781557507389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 205