A sea of misadventures : Shipwreck and survival in early America /

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"A Sea of Misadventures examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as a means to understanding gender, status, and religion in the history of early America. Though it includes all the drama and intrigue afforded by maritime disa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mitchell-Cook, Amy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, 2013.
Series:Studies in Maritime History.
Subjects:
Shipwrecks > America > History.
Survival at sea > America > History.
Naufrages > Amérique > Histoire.
Survie en mer > Amérique > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Shipwrecks.
Survival at sea.
America.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Fact or fiction? The Publication of American Shipwreck Narratives
  • The legalities of loss, wreck, and ruin
  • God, nature, and the role of religion in shipwreck
  • They worked like horses but behaved like men
  • To honor their worth, beauty, and accomplishments
  • Chaos and cannibalism on the high seas
  • Portuguese narratives : A Comparative Perspective.

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