Naval Wives and Mistresses
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Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100948065923
- ISBN-139780948065927
- LibraryThing9444661
- Library of Congress Control Number2008428958
- OCLC Control Number154805584
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL11576130M
Classifications
- LCCV737 .L56 2007
Description
"Naval Wives & Mistresses is an innovative study of naval women who stayed at home while their men went to sea. Focusing on the second half of the 18th century, a period when Britain was almost continuously at war, this book looks at different social groups, from the aristocratic elite to the laboring and criminal poor, prostitutes, and petty thieves. Drawing on a range of material from personal letters to trial reports, from popular prints to love tokens, it exposes the personal cost of warfare and imperial ambition. It also reveals the opportunities for greater self-determination that some women were able to grasp, as the responsibility for maintaining the home and bringing up children fell squarely on them in their husbands' absence. Illustrated with images from the National Maritime Museum's extensive collection of oil paintings, prints, and drawings, the book includes many voices from the past and throws fresh light on an under-researched aspect of women's history."--Publisher description.
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