false 1832006 3 For centuries the sea has been regarded as a male domain. Fisherman, navy officers, pirates, and explorers roamed the high seas while their wives and daughters stayed on shore. Oceangoing adventurers and the crews of their ships were part of an all-male world &#8212; or were they?<br><br>In this illuminating historical narrative, maritime scholar David Cordingly shows that in fact an astonishing number of women went to sea in the great age of sail. Some traveled as the wives or mistresses of captains. A few were smuggled aboard by officers or seaman. A number of cases have come to light of young women dressing in men&#8217;s clothes and working alongside the sailors for months, and sometimes years. In the U.S. and Britsh navies, it was not uncommon for the wives of bosuns, carpenters, and cooks to go to sea on warships. Cordingly&#8217;s tremendous research shows that there was indeed a thriving female population &#8212; from female pirates to the sirens of legend &#8212; on and around the high seas. A landmark work of women&#8217;s history disguised as a spectacularly entertaining yarn, <b>Women&#8217;s Sailors and Sailor&#8217;s Women</b> will surprise and delight readers. 1831904 27 2 2001 Women Sailors and Sailors' Women: An Untold Maritime History total:29|5:6|4:8|3:8|2:7|1:0| 29 100 52 4 3 0 false false Sun Feb 15 15:13:46 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 07 15:34:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 06:43:02 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 11:56:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 04 09:05:54 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:03:16 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 09:05:54 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Feb 12 22:21:34 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 22:21:44 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Oct 27 20:43:02 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 20:43:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 10:58:50 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 10:58:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 13:02:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:02:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 11 05:36:15 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 05:36:15 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Aug 31 11:36:50 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 11:36:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 27 13:04:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 13:04:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 13:56:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 13:56:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 20:52:41 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 20:52:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 20:40:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 20:41:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 18:07:42 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 18:08:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 02 21:19:38 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 21:19:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 11:26:55 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 11:26:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 17:41:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 21:05:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 18 20:55:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 23:22:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 20:50:12 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 20:50:16 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jan 28 15:42:22 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 15:42:22 -0800 2009