Hen Frigates: Wives of Merchant Captains Under Sail
- ISBN-10
- 0285634488
- ISBN-13
- 9780285634480
- Category
- Merchant marine
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Author
- Joan Druett
Description
An account of the lives of the wives of nineteenth century sea captains, who were often taken on voyages with their partners. The information has largely been taken from the diaries and letters of the women themselves.
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- 2012-02-21
- 272 pages
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- 1999-05-04
- 272 pages
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