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