Petticoat Whalers - Whaling wives at sea, 1820 - 1920
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, seaocean.
This is the colourful tale of the whaling ships that plied the Pacific, Atlantic and Antarctic oceans in the nineteenth century, and the men and women who worked and lived on them. Women? Yes - an extraordinary number did accompany their husband-skippers on their long and perilous voyages, despite danger, privation and the undoubted brutality of the trade. The women travelled from a variety of motivations - to keep their men from the demon grog and the voluptuous, sexually-generous maidens of the Pacific, to spread the Christian word and morals of the day, or simply because they did not like being separated from their menfolk for the four or five years each voyage typically lasted. This book is about the experiences of these women on board the windjammer whalers and in the boisterous, brawling ports of nineteenth century New Zealand, Hawaii, Australia, Chile and Peru, as well as on a host of exotic islands. It is a book that demanded to be written, and is the result of five years' research on two continents. Hardcover, Edition: First Edition, Label: Harpercollins, Harpercollins, Product group: Book, Published: 1992-09-01, Studio: Harpercollins, Sales rank: 2180613.

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19th century,20th century,americas,biographies,biographies,fisheries and aquaculture,history,modern (16th-21st centuries),narratives,natural resources, 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. Surprisingly, by 1850 roughly a sixth of all whaling vessels carried the captains' wives. 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. Joan Druett provides captivating portraits of many of these wives and the difficult circumstances they endured. Petticoat Whalers, first published in New Zealand in 1991, has been out of print since 1995. The Kendall Whaling Museum's L. 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.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bob Vinnicombe [580597], SEFTON, NSW, Australia.
With many b/w photos, very detailed & absorbing study of Aust/NZ wives of whalers. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, R&R Books, CT, Derby, [RE:5].
Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 213 p. Audience: General/trade. Hard cover, First edition.

Lieferung aus: Australien, plus shipping, Shipping area: INT.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, TRIUMPH, NSW, SEFTON, [RE:1].
Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Hardcover, 1st Edition.

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Petticoat-Whalers~~Joan-Druett, Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives at Sea, 1820-1920, Paperback.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Friends of SF Maritime Museum Library [143547], San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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