women and the sea

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women and the sea

The captain's wife

a novel
2001
A fictionalized account of Mary Patten's efforts to control a ship of mutinous sailors in July, 1856.
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Women sailors and sailors' women

an untold maritime history
2001
Reveals the history of women and the sea, recounting the stories of women who risked their lives to sail with their husbands.

What the sea wants

2006
Victoria, having grown up on the coast of Maine hearing legends of the sea from her Grannie, is disappointed when Sam, a local boy, saves her from drowning, and remains captivated by the notion that the sea will demand a reckoning.

Seafaring women

1982
Discusses women at sea throughout history in both feminine and masculine roles, including those of pirate, warrior, whaler, trader, and the greatly expanding roles of recent times.
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