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Author | : Amy Mitchell-Cook |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2013-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1611173027 |
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A Sea of Misadventures examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as a means to understanding gender, status, and religion in the history of early America. Though it includes all the drama and intrigue afforded by maritime disasters, the book's significance lies in its investigation of how the trauma of shipwreck affected American values and behavior. Through stories of death and devastation, Amy Mitchell-Cook examines issues of hierarchy, race, and gender when the sphere of social action is shrunken to the dimensions of a lifeboat or deserted shore. Rather than debate the veracity of shipwreck tales, Mitchell-Cook provides a cultural and social analysis that places maritime disasters within the broader context of North American society. She answers questions that include who survived and why, how did gender or status affect survival rates, and how did survivors relate their stories to interested but unaffected audiences? Mitchell-Cook observes that, in creating a sense of order out of chaotic events, the narratives reassured audiences that anarchy did not rule the waves, even when desperate survivors resorted to cannibalism. Some of the accounts she studies are legal documents required by insurance companies, while others have been a form of prescriptive literature—guides that taught survivors how to act and be remembered with honor. In essence, shipwreck revealed some of the traits that defined what it meant to be Anglo-American. In an elaboration of some of the themes, Mitchell-Cook compares American narratives with Portuguese narratives to reveal the power of divergent cultural norms to shape so basic an event as a shipwreck.
Author | : Amy Mitchell-Cook |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : SCIENCE |
ISBN | : 9781299999923 |
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A Sea of Misadventures examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as a means to understanding gender, status, and religion in the history of early America. Though it includes all the drama and intrigue afforded by maritime disasters, the book s significance lies in its investigation of how the trauma of shipwreck affected American values and behavior. Through stories of death and devastation, Amy Mitchell-Cook examines issues of hierarchy, race, and gender when the sphere of social action is shrunken to the dimensions of a lifeboat or deserted shore. Rather than debate the veracity of shipwreck tales, Mitchell-Cook provides a cultural and social analysis that places maritime disasters within the broader context of North American society. She answers questions that include who survived and why, how did gender or status affect survival rates, and how did survivors relate their stories to interested but unaffected audiences? Mitchell-Cook observes that, in creating a sense of order out of chaotic events, the narratives reassured audiences that anarchy did not rule the waves, even when desperate survivors resorted to cannibalism. Some of the accounts she studies are legal documents required by insurance companies, while others have been a form of prescriptive literature guides that taught survivors how to act and be remembered with honor. In essence, shipwreck revealed some of the traits that defined what it meant to be Anglo-American. In an elaboration of some of the themes, Mitchell-Cook compares American narratives with Portuguese narratives to reveal the power of divergent cultural norms to shape so basic an event as a shipwreck."
Author | : Charles J. Doane |
Publisher | : Seapoint Books |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2017-04-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780997392036 |
Download The Sea Is Not Full Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Sea Is Not Full is an eclectic personal sailing narrative that mixes accounts of two dramatic boat abandonments and a cruise up a West African river with practical advice on learning to sail, navigation, heavy weather tactics, and other topics. Also included are philosophical essays on ocean sailing and human evolution and theology, plus profiles of individuals the author has sailed with, including notable sailing personalities like Don Street and Jimmy Cornell.
Author | : Ben Manley |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2019-09-19 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1529029325 |
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The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Year. Children's Book of the Week in both the Times and Guardian. The Misadventures of Frederick is a funny, joyful story about friendship and the delights of outdoor adventures (even for the accident-prone) – wonderfully written by the talented Ben Manley and beautifully illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark, creator of Plumdog and Blue Kangaroo. In a mansion surrounded by lakes and forests, Frederick is bored. He leads a very sheltered life: and when Emily invites him to play outside he has no choice but to refuse – what if he hurts himself? Much better to stay safely indoors. But Emily is not one to take no for an answer . . . A series of brilliantly funny and evocative letters between Frederick and Emily tell this unique story which weaves together the colourful, adventurous world of Emily with Frederick's drab life of boredom and safety.
Author | : Paul Diamond |
Publisher | : Casagrande Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Aquatic sports injuries |
ISBN | : 0976951606 |
Download Surfing's Greatest Misadventures Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Surfing's Greatest Misadventures contains thirty of themost engaging, humorous and unbelievable stories ofsurfing life from the past fifty years. Culled fromhundreds of submissions, the non-fiction stories selectedfor this one-of-a-kind collection run the gamut from theterrifying to the comical to the downright bizarre. Thestories ......
Author | : Jack London |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 1605 |
Release | : 2024-01-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download THE SEA ADVENTURES - Boxed Set: 20+ Maritime Novels & Tales of Seas and Sailors Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This carefully crafted ebook: "THE SEA ADVENTURES – Boxed Set: 20+ Maritime Novels & Tales of Seas and Sailors (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Cruise of the Dazzler The Sea-Wolf Adventure A Son of the Sun The Mutiny of the Elsinore The Cruise of the Snark Tales of the Fish Patrol White and Yellow The King of the Greeks A Raid on the Oyster Pirates The Siege of the "Lancashire Queen" Charley's Coup Demetrios Contos Yellow Handkerchief South Sea Tales The House of Mapuhi The Whale Tooth Mauki "Yah! Yah! Yah!" The Heathen The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area - most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.
Author | : William Henry Giles Kingston |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2024-04-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3385424607 |
Download Dick Cheveley. His Adventures and Misadventures Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ; The Misadventures of John Nicholson ; The Silverado Squatters Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Álvaro Mutis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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Four novellas featuring Maqroll, an international adventurer. One moment he is smuggling arms for liberation groups, the next digging for gold in the jungles of Peru, nearly getting himself killed by his woman, gone mad. The tale of a man without a country who recognizes no law, but that of fortune. By the author of Maqroll, a Colombian-born Mexican.
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 3200 |
Release | : 2017-08-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 8027200245 |
Download THE GREATEST ADVENTURES SERIES - Robert Louis Stevenson Edition (Illustrated) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This eBook edition of "THE GREATEST ADVENTURES SERIES - Robert Louis Stevenson Edition (Illustrated)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. Table of Contents: Novels: Treasure Island Kidnapped (Adventures of David Balfour I) Catriona (Adventures of David Balfour II) The Wrecker The Ebb-Tide St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses Short Stories: Island Nights' Entertainments (South Sea Tales) The Adventure of the Hansom Cab The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective The Misadventures of John Nicholson