She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.
She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2000.
Call Numbers
N387.54044/5
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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 -...
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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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She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea / Joan Druett.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index.
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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
