Code: 08039468
Captain Ahab Had a Wife
by Lisa Norling
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 recons ... more
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English - Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 392
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2000
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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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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Industry & industrial studies Primary industries
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- Full title: Captain Ahab Had a Wife
- Subtitle: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1720-1870
- Author: Lisa Norling
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 392
- EAN: 9780807848708
- ISBN: 9780807848708
- ID: 08039468
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Weight: 665 g
- Dimensions: 235 × 156 × 23 mm
- Date of publishing: 31. October 2000
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