In short, for a book called "Seafaring Women" it was shockingly patronizing of women. (Or maybe it wasn't shocking, and that was what made me so angry.)
I will have to admit that the title is a little misleading as the book is a lot more about the sailors then their women at certain points - however, on the whole it was very interesting and enlightening.I learned a lot about my city in the first chapter (I'm from NYC) and the prostitution and dance ...
Not as entertaining as his previous book about Seafaring women. I'm taking a bit of a break on this one.
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Non-fiction book on pirates. Cordingly does a good job of showing that although the reality of pirate life was not as benign or romantic as today's consumer of piratical historical fictions would like to think, the truth is just as fascinating and interesting as the fiction.The book is well-research...
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