Mitchell-Cook, Amy. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781611173024 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shipwrecks-America-History.<br/>Survival at sea-America-History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G525 .M564 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>910.9163/0903