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Chargement... The Pirate Queen: In Search of Grace O'Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea (édition 2004)par Barbara Sjoholm
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Sjoholm takes the reader on her trip across Ireland and into the north, searching for the infamous female pirates that once roamed the high seas. A combination travel log, memoir and history book, this was a marvelous read. Sjoholm made it seem like the reader was with her, hearing the stories, feeling the cold salt spray, seeing the sea-whipped cliffs. If you are interested in female pirates, this is a must read! aucune critique | ajouter une critique
The Pirate Queen begins in Ireland with the infamous Grace O'Malley, a ruthless pirate and scourge to the most powerful fleets of sixteenth-century Europe. This Irish clan chieftain, sea captain, and pirate queen was a contemporary of Elizabeth I, a figure whose life is the stuff of myth. Regularly raiding English ships caught off Ireland's west coast, O'Malley was purported to have fought the Spanish armada just hours after giving birth to her son. She had several husbands in her lifetime, and acquired lands and castles that still dot the Irish coastline today. But Grace O'Malley was not alone. Since ancient times, women have rowed and sailed, commanded and fished, built boats and owned fleets. As pirate, captain's wives, lighthouse keepers and sailors in disguise they've explored coastlines and set off alone across unknown seas. Yet their incredible contributions have been nearly erased from the history books. In The Pirate Queen, Barbara Sjoholm brings some of these extraordinary women back to life, taking the reader on an unforgettable journey from the wild Irish coast to the haunting Scandinavian fjords in this meticulously researched, colourfully written, and truly original work Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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