Description
This captivating portrait of a 19th-century Maine seafaring woman is based on the diary kept by Susan Hathorn during her first year of marriage, which she spent aboard the barque of her sea-captain husband. Excerpts from the journal, combined with contextualizing commentary by Catherine Petroski, create a vivid picture of daily life and social mores in the age of sail.
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