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Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail
Heroines and Harlots Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail
Author: David Cordingly
Women have always been involved in maritime life, but their stories have rarely been told. David Cordingly looks at this traditionally male domain and finds some remarkable women: Mary Patten, who took command of a vessel and sailed it round Cape Horn at the age of nineteen; Grace Darling, the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, who rowed out in fe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780330487993
ISBN-10: 033048799X
Publication Date: 5/10/2002
Pages: 200
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Publisher: Pan Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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