Author: Druett, Joan
Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd
Year: 1998
ISBN: 0285634488
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, unread. 274 pages. Some shelf wear to jacket. This book is a remarkable collage of interesting (and sometimes horrifying) stories of hardships and heroism of captains wives and children on board ship during the Nineteenth Century. Drawing on first-person accounts from journals and letters, the book provides an insight into life on board from a different point of view.