An edition of The pirate queen (2004)

The pirate queen

in search of Grace O'Malley and other legendary women of the sea

The pirate queen
Barbara Sjoholm, Barbara Sjoho ...
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An edition of The pirate queen (2004)

The pirate queen

in search of Grace O'Malley and other legendary women of the sea

"The Pirate Queen begins in Ireland with the notorious Grace O'Malley, scourge to the most powerful fleets of sixteenth-century Europe. This Irish clan chieftain and pirate queen was a contemporary of Elizabeth I, and a figure whose life is the stuff of myth. Regularly raiding English ships caught off Ireland's west coast, she commanded two hundred men (and a couple of husbands), and acquired lands and castles that still dot the Irish coastline today." "But Grace O'Malley was not alone, especially in the waters of the North Atlantic where author Barbara Sjoholm traveled through coastal communities and seafaring ports to collect these little-known stories. Since ancient times, women have rowed and sailed, commanded and fished, built boats and owned fleets. The Pirate Queen brings some of these heroines back to life, including Leif Eiriksson's explorer sister Freydis, and Trouser-Beret, the Norwegian fishing captain. Sjoholm takes readers on a journey from the Irish coast through the Shetlands and Faroes to the fjords of Iceland and Norway."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Seal Press
Language
English
Pages
355

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Table of Contents

Grace O'Malley's castle, Clare Island, Ireland
The pirate queen, Clew Bay, Ireland
At the edge of the sea cauldron, from Oban to the Pentland Firth
Raising the wind, Kirkwall, the Orkney Islands
Herring lassies, Stronsay, the Orkney Islands
A man's world, Stromness, the Orkney Islands
Enchantment, from the Orkney Islands to the Shetland Islands
The lonely voyage of Betty Mouat, Sumburgh Head, the Shetland Islands
Seagoing charm school, Unst and Yell, the Shetland Islands
Halibut woman, the Faroe Islands
Aud the deep-minded, from the Faroe Islands to Iceland
Caught in the net, Reykjavík and the Westmann Islands, Iceland
Iceberg travel, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
Leif's unlucky sister, Reykjavík and Glaumbær, Iceland
A woman without a boat is a prisoner, Tálknafjördur, Iceland
Seawim, Tjøme, Norway
Trouser-Beret, Drag, Norway
Statue of a woman staring out to sea, Norwegian coastal voyage.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-349).

Published in
Emeryville, CA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
910.4/5/082
Library of Congress
DA936.O43 S56 2004, DA936.O43S56 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 355 p. :
Number of pages
355

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24816745M
ISBN 10
158005109X
ISBN 13
9781580051095
LCCN
2010284482
OCLC/WorldCat
55672700

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