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Seafarers' Voices 7: Captain's Wife: Narrative of a Voyage in the Schooner Antarctic 1829, 1830, 1831: 07 - Hardcover
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During the nineteenth century it became increasingly common for merchant service masters to take their wives to sea, particularly in the whaling industry, where voyages of 2-3 years were not uncommon. Reflecting the sailor s traditional dislike of women on board seen as unlucky by the superstitious and disruptive by the more rational these ships were derisively dubbed Hen Frigates and although they have been the fashionable subject of academic interest in recent years, there is not much literature by the women themselves. Among the first, and most accomplished, is Abby Jane Morrell s account of a voyage between 1829 and 1831 that took her from New England to the South Pacific. Her husband Benjamin was in the sealing trade but was a keen explorer, and his adventurous spirit led him and his wife into situations normally well outside the world of the Hen Frigate. Curiously, Benjamin also wrote an account of this voyage, but since he was described by a contemporary as the greatest liar in the Pacific , his wife s is a better record of what actually happened, even when dealing with dramatic incidents like the murderous attack by cannibal islanders. Apart from the descriptions of exotic places, much of the interest in this book is the traditional, centuries-old world of the sailor as seen through the eyes of a thoughtful and well-educated woman. As such it heads a long line of improving books aimed at ameliorating the seaman s lot.
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Born in New York in 1809, the newly wed Abby Jane Morrell insisted on accompanying her husband on a sealing voyage that was to last three years. However, after their son was born in 1831, Abby Jane remained at home. As a further example of wifely sacrifice, she withheld the publication of her own book until after her husband s was released.
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- PublisherSeaforth Publishing
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1848321252
- ISBN 13 9781848321250
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The narrative of a voyage in the Schooner Antarctica 189, 1830, 1831 . Edited with and introduction by Vincent McInerney. Abby Jane Morrell travelled with her husband Benjamin from New England to the south Pacific. It is an accomplshed account of her experiences on such a voyage. Benjamin also wrote a journal but Abby's account is considered more accurate. Usually when women were on frigates they were labelled Hen Frigates. This was a diferent situation. The text used is that of the 1833 Harper New York edition, said to have been ghostwritten by Samuel Knapp from a memoir by Abby Morrell. The original was 67,000 words and was reduced to 40,000 words to make it more readable.There are other titles in the Seafarers' voices, this book being number 7. 185pp inc notes.20pp inctroduction. Double spread map. Ver Good to Fine in Very Good to Fine pictorial dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 003580
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