Megan Taylor Shockley: 1 book

Book cover of The Captain’s Widow of Sandwich

The Captain’s Widow of Sandwich

Self-Invention and the Life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917

by Megan Taylor Shockley
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010

In 1852 Hannah Rebecca Crowell married sea captain William Burgess and set sail. Within three years, Rebecca Burgess had crossed the equator eleven times and learned to navigate a vessel. In 1856, 22-year-old Rebecca saved the ship Challenger as her husband lay dying from dysentery. The widow returned...
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