Buy this book on-line DRUETT, Joan : Hen Frigates : Wives of Merchant Captains Under SailSimon & Schuster, NY, 1998 ISBN 0684839687
274 pages; Book looks unread; black remainder mark on bottom edge, spine tail very lightly bumped. Dust wrapper, not price clipped, is faintly edgeworn and rubbed. A very nice copy. ; 'The author has used journal entries and passages of letters penned by the intrepid 19th century women who ran households aboard the "hen frigates," (any ship with the captain's wife on board). Druett paints a vivid portrait of the unique challenges faced by seafaring females. Organizing the first-person material into individual chapters dealing with such diverse and intriguing topics as sex at sea, children at sea, ship kitchens, medical matters, and hazards of the sea, the author steps back and allows the women to eloquently and poignantly communicate how they managed to perform their daily tasks, raise their children, and provide their families with structure and a semblance of normalcy while coping with cramped quarters, lusty sailors, unpredictable weather conditions, and a variety of natural and man-made disasters.' An interesting read., Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of DRUETT, Joan : Hen Frigates : Wives of Merchant Captains Under Sail. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Druett, Joan : Hen Frigates: Wives of Merchant Captains under SailSimon and Schuster, New York, 1998
B&W Illustrations Remainder mark on bottom edges, few page tips creased, Very Good in Fine DJ, 8vo Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Druett, Joan : Hen Frigates: Wives of Merchant Captains under Sail. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Druett, Joan : Hen Frigates: Wives of Merchant Captains Under SailSimon & Schuster, 1998 ISBN 9780684839684
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