Bibliograph

A pirate's life for she, swashbuckling women through the ages, Laura Sook Duncombe

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A pirate's life for she, swashbuckling women through the ages, Laura Sook Duncombe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A pirate's life for she

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1119730311

Responsibility statement

Laura Sook Duncombe

Sub title

swashbuckling women through the ages

Summary

"Tells the stories of 16 women through the ages who sailed alongside--and sometimes in command of--their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Part I: Revenge. Sayyida al-Hurra -- Jeanne de Clisson -- Lagertha -- Part II: Escape. Alfhild -- Margaret Jordan -- Charlotte Badger -- Mary Read -- Part III: Glory. Artemisia -- Teuta -- Part IV: Adventure. Rachel Wall -- Sadie Farrell -- Anne Bonny -- Part V: Power. Lady Mary Killigrew -- Maria Cobham -- Grace O'Malley -- Cheng I Sao -- Epilogue

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