The captain's widow of Sandwich
Subtitle: self-invention and the life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917
By: Megan Taylor Shockley.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814783191
Subjects: 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
Genres: Diaries; Biography; Sources; Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rebecca's world : developing character; title: Becoming the captain's wife : crafting personas and defining relationships; title: Rebecca at sea : fashioning a new identity; title: Challenges and transitions : shifting identities; title: A new era, a new narrative; title: Visible and invisible : Rebecca's multiple identities; title: From legacy to legend.