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Captain Ahab Had a Wife - Lisa Norling - Bog

- New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780807848708
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 392
  • Udgivet:
  • 31. oktober 2000
  • Udgave:
  • Størrelse:
  • 235x155x26 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 626 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 6. december 2024

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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.

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