Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives at Sea, 1820-1920
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584651598 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 219 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Kendall Whaling Museum's L. Invariably the only woman aboard a very cramped ship, they endured harsh conditions to provide companionship for their husbands, and sometimes even exerted a strong unofficial moral influence on a rowdy crew. Surprisingly, by 1850 roughly a sixth of all whaling vessels carried the captains' wives. Joan Druett provides captivating portraits of many of these wives and the difficult circumstances they endured. Joan Druett offers an informed and accessible account of little known stories of wives of whaling captains who accompanied their husbands on long and arduous journeys to bring whale oil and blubber to New England. Byrne Waterman Award citation states: "It is not insignificant that Petticoat Whalers is already an indispensable classic, and Druett's other books and articles have earned the status of Basic Necessities on any well-stocked shelf of maritime narratives and reference works.". Petticoat Whalers, first published in New Zealand in 1991, has been out of print since 1995
88 illus. LC 2001-090498 . From the Publisher 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 trim
The first thorough book on women on whalers Explorations of women's relationship to the sea are rare - but growing. This book is a valuable foundation stone. I know this because of my involvement in women's maritime history, which has become a new and important sub-discipline of maritime history. It has a home at the Women and the Sea Network (which I co-ordinate), based at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich UK. Joan Druett's book was the first to explore women on whalers - who were there mainly as wives and daughters of captains. I especially enjoyed reading about . "Genealogy treasure" according to jouel. Great information on the subject of the Whaling industry in general and even better genealogical information for those with family ties to the whaleship captains, wives & crew. I found a previously unknown family whaler in this book and discovered more whaling relatives within it's pages.On a purely historical note the description of the hard lives led by all involved in the whale trade was interesting & informative.. Glad I was born in the 20th century! Kathy Mccracken I really liked this book and thought the adventures were amazing, but thank God I was born in this century and didn't depend on the whaling industry for many products.
A prize-winning maritime historian and writer of historical novels, JOAN DRUETT's nonfiction books dealing with the sea include Rough Medicine: Surgeons at Sea in the Age of Sail (2001), She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea (2000), and Hen Frigates (1998).