Captain Ahab Had a Wife: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870 - Gender and American Culture - Lisa Norling - Books - The University of North Carolina Press - 9780807848708 - October 16, 2000
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Lisa Norling
Captain Ahab Had a Wife: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870 - Gender and American Culture New edition

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During the 18th and 19th centuries, the whaling industry of New England sent thousands of men to distant seas. This work examines letters and diaries, shipowners' records, church records, newspapers and city directories, to reconstruct the lives of the ""Cape Horn widows"" left behind onshore.

352 pages, 40 illustrations, 3 maps, notes, bibliography, index

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 16, 2000
ISBN13 9780807848708
Publishers The University of North Carolina Press
Pages 392
Dimensions 235 × 155 × 26 mm   ·   566 g
Language English  

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