Dimensions
140 x 214 x 20mm
Long before women had the right to vote, earn money, or have lives of their own, "she captains" - bold women distinguished for courageous enterprise on the high seas - thrilled and terrorised their shipmates, performed acts of valour, and pirated with the best of their male counterparts.
From the warrior quests of the sixth century BC to the female ship owners influential in opening the Northwest Passage, this book brings together a real-life cast of characters whose audacity and bravado will capture the imagination. In her inimitable style, Joan Druett paints a vivid portrait of real women who were drawn to the ocean's beauty - and danger - and dared to captain ships of their own.
