A Sea of Misadventures : Shipwreck and Survival in Early America.
Mitchell-Cook, Amy.
A Sea of Misadventures : Shipwreck and Survival in Early America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages) - Studies in Maritime History Series . - Studies in Maritime History Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1 Fact or Fiction? The Publication of American Shipwreck Narratives -- 2 The Legalities of Loss, Wreck, and Ruin -- 3 God, Nature, and the Role of Religion in Shipwreck -- 4 They Worked Like Horses but Behaved Like Men -- 5 To Honor Their Worth, Beauty, and Accomplishments -- 6 Chaos and Cannibalism on the High Seas -- 7 Portuguese Narratives: A Comparative Perspective -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
In an elaboration of some of the themes, Mitchell-Cook compares American narratives with Portuguese narratives to reveal the power of divergent cultural norms to shape so basic an event as a shipwreck.
9781611173024
Shipwrecks-America-History.
Survival at sea-America-History.
Electronic books.
G525 .M564 2013
910.9163/0903
A Sea of Misadventures : Shipwreck and Survival in Early America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages) - Studies in Maritime History Series . - Studies in Maritime History Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1 Fact or Fiction? The Publication of American Shipwreck Narratives -- 2 The Legalities of Loss, Wreck, and Ruin -- 3 God, Nature, and the Role of Religion in Shipwreck -- 4 They Worked Like Horses but Behaved Like Men -- 5 To Honor Their Worth, Beauty, and Accomplishments -- 6 Chaos and Cannibalism on the High Seas -- 7 Portuguese Narratives: A Comparative Perspective -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
In an elaboration of some of the themes, Mitchell-Cook compares American narratives with Portuguese narratives to reveal the power of divergent cultural norms to shape so basic an event as a shipwreck.
9781611173024
Shipwrecks-America-History.
Survival at sea-America-History.
Electronic books.
G525 .M564 2013
910.9163/0903