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Heroines and Harlots David Cordingly

Heroines and Harlots By David Cordingly

Heroines and Harlots by David Cordingly


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Summary

With tales of voyages and battles, press gangs and prostitutes, this is a fascinating history of two centuries of women and the sea.

Heroines and Harlots Summary

Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail by David Cordingly

Women have always been involved in maritime life, but their stories have rarely been told. David Cordingly looks at this traditionally male domain and finds some remarkable women: Mary Patten, who took command of a vessel and sailed it round Cape Horn at the age of nineteen; Grace Darling, the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, who rowed out in ferocious seas to rescue three shipwrecked men; and the awesome Anne Bonny, who disguised herself as a man and became a fearsome pirate before being sentenced to the gallows.

From the waterfront prostitutes and the women who went to sea dressed as sailors, to the wives who were left waiting at home, HEROINES AND HARLOTS looks at the unique relationship between women and the sea.

'Fascinating, never at a loss for detail.' Herald

About David Cordingly

David Cordingly was Keeper of the Pictures at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. He is the author of many books including 'Life Among the Pirates', which was published to great acclaim. He is now recognised as the world authority on pirates and lives by the sea in Brighton.

Additional information

GOR001698730
9780330487993
033048799X
Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail by David Cordingly
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2002-05-10
256
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