The Captain's Widow of Sandwich: Self-Invention and the Life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917 by Megan Taylor Shockley
English | Apr. 12, 2010 | ISBN: 0814783198 | 280 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | Apr. 12, 2010 | ISBN: 0814783198 | 280 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
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.