University of North Carolina Press published an award-winning book last year
by U. of Minnesota historian Lisa Norling (author of _Iron Men, Wooden
Women: Gender and Seafaring in the Atlantic World, 1700-1920_) called
_Captain Ahab Had a Wife: New England Women and the Whalefishery,
1720-1870_. Here's the Press URL: http://uncpress.unc.edu/
You can also register for their quarterly free-books giveaway (the next
drawing will be Sept. 15th) of packages in the following categories:
Southern culture, the great outdoors, flora, foxfire, critters, birds, good
eats, crafts, nostalgia, literature, coastal North Carolina, woodwright, and
grab bag at http://www.ibiblio.org/uncpress/contests/freebooks/default.shtml
Cheers,
Candice
Are there fans of the Patrick O'Brian novels here, btw? So many academics
and intellectuals of all stripes seem to love them that I'm tempted to read
one, but which one is the question--any recommendations?
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