The Captain’s Widow of Sandwich : : Self-Invention and the Life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917 /

The Captain’s Widow of Sandwich : : Self-Invention and the Life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917 / / Megan Taylor Shockley.

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In 1852 Hannah Rebecca Crowell married sea captain William Burgess and set sail. Within three years, Rebecca Burgess had crossed the equator eleven times and learned to navigate a vessel. In 1856, 22-year-old Rebecca saved the ship Challenger as her husband lay dying from dysentery. The widow return...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Shockley, Megan Taylor,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author’s Note on the Journals
  • Introduction
  • 1. Rebecca’s World
  • 2. Becoming the Captain’s Wife
  • 3. Rebecca at Sea
  • 4. Challenges and Transitions
  • 5. A New Era, a New Narrative
  • 6. Visible and Invisible
  • 7. From Legacy to Legend
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • About the Author

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