A Sea of Misadventures: Shipwreck and Survival in Early America

by Amy Mitchell-Cook

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611173019
• ISBN13: 9781611173017
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"