The captain's widow of Sandwich self-invention and the life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917

The captain's widow of Sandwich : self-invention and the life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917 / Megan Taylor Shockley.

Author/creator	Shockley, Megan Taylor
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : New York University Press,
Description	xi, 267 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content	Full text available from UPCC Books History 2010 Subject Collection
Subject(s)	Burgess, Hannah Rebecca, 1834-1917. Burgess, Hannah Rebecca, 1834-1917--Diaries. Ship captains' spouses--Massachusetts --Sandwich --Biography. Middle class women--Massachusetts --Sandwich --Biography. Women--Massachusetts --Sandwich --Biography. Seafaring life--Massachusetts --Sandwich --History --19th century --Sources. Women--Identity --Case studies. Autobiography--Women authors --Case studies. Sandwich (Mass.)--Biography. Sandwich (Mass.)--Social life and customs --19th century --Sources.

Contents	Rebecca's world : developing character -- Becoming the captain's wife : crafting personas and defining relationships -- Rebecca at sea : fashioning a new identity -- Challenges and transitions : shifting identities -- A new era, a new narrative -- Visible and invisible : Rebecca's multiple identities -- From legacy to legend.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009042908
ISBN	9780814783191 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814783198 (cloth : alk. paper)

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