Published by Simon & Schuster (Juv), Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2000
ISBN 10: 0684856905 ISBN 13: 9780684856902
Seller: Adagio Books, Longmont, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Provides biographies and histories of women who captained ships, including pirate ships, from the warrior queens of the sixth century B.C. to shipowners influential in exploration and discovery.
Published by Simon & Schuster, 2000
ISBN 10: 0684856905 ISBN 13: 9780684856902
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Numberline with "1" indicates publisher's First Edition at that time. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Bright white boards with navy spine and gilt letters. Sharp edges and corners. Bright white endsheets and 304 tightly bound pages. Pages have b/w illustrations and photos throughout. Clean, tight, appears never read. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated front trimmed in blue design with blue letters. Original price inside front flap. Synopsis: This maritime history chronicles the lives and exploits of warrior women who sailed the seas from the times of the Greeks and Romans up to the 19th century--almost always in disguise. It shows these female pirates to be as fit and furious as their male counterparts and their lives to have been full of danger and adventure. It also examines the plight of the women who stayed behind--land-bound wives for whom sacrifice, deprivation, and concern for their loved ones at sea were constant preoccupations.