TY - BOOK AU - Mitchell-Cook,Amy TI - A sea of misadventures: Shipwreck and survival in early America T2 - Studies in maritime history SN - 9781611173024 AV - G525 .S436 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Columbia, South Carolina PB - University of South Carolina Press KW - Shipwrecks KW - America KW - History KW - Survival at sea KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Fact or fiction? The Publication of American Shipwreck Narratives --; The legalities of loss, wreck, and ruin --; God, nature, and the role of religion in shipwreck --; They worked like horses but behaved like men --; To honor their worth, beauty, and accomplishments --; Chaos and cannibalism on the high seas --; Portuguese narratives : A Comparative Perspective; 2; b N2 - "A Sea of Misadventures examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as a means to understanding gender, status, and religion in the history of early America. Though it includes all the drama and intrigue afforded by maritime disasters, the book's significance lies in its investigation of how the trauma of shipwreck affected American values and behavior. Through stories of death and devastation, Amy Mitchell-Cook examines issues of hierarchy, race, and gender when the sphere of social action is shrunken to the dimensions of a lifeboat or deserted shore; Rather than debate the veracity of shipwreck tales, Mitchell-Cook provides a cultural and social analysis that places maritime disasters within the broader context of North American society. She answers questions that include who survived and why, how gender and status affected survival rates, and how survivors related their stories to interested but unaffected audiences UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=653071&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -