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4 Passengers

A. Passengers in general

Giffard, A. (ed) (1981) Towards Quebec: Two mid-19th century emigrants journals. London: HMSO.

Greenhill, B., Giffard, A. (1971) Women Under Sail: Letters and journals concerning eight women travelling or working in sailing vessels between 1829 and 1949. South Brunswick: Great Albion Books. ISBN 071534997X.

Hassan, A. (1994) Sailing to Australia: Shipboard diaries by nineteenth century british emigrants. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719045460.

Lawrence, K.R. ( ed) (1994) Penelope Voyages: Women and travel in the British literary tradition. Ithica: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801499135.

Macdonald, C. (1990) A Woman of Good Character. Wellington, NZ: Allen and Unwin. ISBN 0046582584.

 

Porter, F., MacDonald, C. (with MacDonald, T.) (1996) My Hand Will Write What My Heart Dictates. New Zealand: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1869401298.

Morris, M. (ed) (1992) Maiden Voyages: Writings of women travellers. New York: Vintage. ISBN 0679740309.

O'Brian, P. (1994) Clarissa Oakes. London: Harper Collins. ISBN 0006499309 & 000223825X.

Needham, A. (1992) The Women of the 1790 Neptune: The 78 convicts named on the cover and those who came free. NSW: Duval.

Oxley, D. (1996) Convict Maids: The forced migration of women to Australia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521446775.

Smith, B. (1988) Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the convicts of the Princess Royal. NSW: Kensington. ISBN 086840067X.


B. Whaling wives

Druett, J. (2001) Petticoat Whalers: Whaling wives at sea 1820-1920. Hanover: University Press of New England. ISBN 1584651598.

Druett, J. (1992) ‘She Was a Sister Sailor’: The Whaling Journals of Mary Brewster, 1845-1851. Mystic, Connecticut: Mystic Seaport Museum. ISBN 0913372609.

Druett, J. (1998) Abigail. London: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 0333474414.

Naslund, S.J. (2000) Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer. London: Women's Press. ISBN 0704346699.

Norling, L. (2000) Captain Ahab had a Wife: New England women and the whale fishery 1720-1870. London: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807825611.

Stark, S.J. (1984) Two women whalers. American Neptune; winter, pp22-24.


C. As relatives of masters (see also Whaling wives section above)

Druett, J. (1998) Hen Frigates: Wives of merchant captains under sail. London: Souvenir Press. ISBN 0285634488.

Freehand, J. (1983) A Seafaring Legacy: The photographs diaries, letters and memorabilia of a Maine sea captain (Sumner Drinkwater) and His Wife [Alice Drinkwater] 1859-1908. New York Book Sales. 0394517717

Goezinne, B. (1991) Freighter Days: Recollections of a sea captain's wife. Eden Prairie, Minnesota: Aris Publishing. ISBN 0962839507.

Hay, M. (1981) I Saw a Ship a Sailing. London: HMSO. ISBN 0112903401.

 
 

Eaton, M.H., Timbook, J. (ed) (1981) Diary of a Sea Captain’s Wife: Tales of Santa Cruz Island. Santa Barbara: McNally & Loftin. ISBN 0874610338.

Petroski, C. (1997) A Bride's Passage: Susan Hathorn's year under sail. Boston: Northeastern University Press. ISBN 1555532977.

Stark, S.J. (1986) 'Mates at Sea: Nineteenth century New England captain’s wives'. Seaport Magazine; spring.

Stevenson, J. (1985) Departure. Hillsboro, Oregon: Blue Heron Publishing. ISBN 0936085371.