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Intro; Cover; Colophon; Also By; Title Page; Copyright; Introduction; One:; Two:; Three:; Four:; Five:; Six:; Seven:; Eight:; Nine:; Ten:; Eleven:; Twelve:; Thirteen:; Fourteen:; Fifteen:; Sixteen:; Seventeen:; Eighteen:; Nineteen:; Twenty:; Twenty-one:; Editorial Note; Sources; Index;With her pistols loaded she went aboard And by her side hung a glittering sword In her belt two daggers, well armed for war Was this female smuggler Was this female smuggler who never feared a scar. If a "hen frigate" was any ship carrying a captain's wife, then a "she captain" is a bold woman distinguished for courageous enterprise in the history of the sea. "She captains," who infamously possessed the "bodies of women and the souls of men," thrilled and terrorized their shipmates, doing "deeds beyond the valor of women." Some were "bold and crafty pirates with broadsword in hand." Others were sirens, too, like the Valkyria Princess Alfhild, whom the mariners made rover-captain for her beauty. Like their male counterparts, these astonishing women were drawn to the ocean's beauty -- and its danger. In her inimitable, yarn-spinning style, award-winning historian Joan Druett tells us what life was like
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Joan Druett
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780743214377
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Science, History
- Rating
- 3.59 / 5 (162 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14