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She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.

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She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.

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She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.

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Full title

She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Simon & Schuster, c2000.

Call Numbers

N387.54044/5

Record Identifier

74VvGRpz6AMM

MMS ID

991012576519702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

304 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

1. The Warrior-Queens -- 2. The Valkyria -- 3. Mistress Cowtie and the Pirates -- 4. Pirate Queens -- 5. Captured by Corsairs -- 6. The Widows -- 7. Bonny & Read -- 8. "The Naked Truth" -- 9. Ship's Business -- 10. Fatal Shores -- 11. Fatal Impact -- 12. The Deceit of Dress -- 13. Decently Skirted -...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Simon & Schuster, c2000.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c2000.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Historian Joan Druett tells us what life was like for the women who dared to captain ships of their own, don pirates' garb, and perform heroic and hellacious deeds on the high seas. From the warrior queens of the sixth century B.C. to the women shipwners influential in opening the Northwest Passage, Druett has assembled a real-life cast of charact...

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Full title

She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2000.

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Call Numbers

N387.54044/5

Record Identifier

74VvGRpz6AMM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvGRpz6AMM

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ISBN

0684856905(variant) :

9780684856902

0684856905

9780684856902 (hbk.)

0684856905 (hbk.)

9780684856919(pbk.) :

0684856913(pbk.) :

9780684856902(variant) :

DDC

387.54044082

MMS ID

991012576519702626

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