A path in the mighty waters : shipboard life & Atlantic crossings to the New World / Stephen R. Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berry, Stephen Russell, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seafaring life--Atlantic Ocean--History--18th century.

Seafaring life.

Merchant ships--Passenger accommodation--Social aspects.

Merchant ships.

Transatlantic voyages--Social aspects.

Transatlantic voyages.

Ocean travel--Social aspects.

Ocean travel.

Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

History.

Merchant ships--Passenger accommodation.

Atlantic Ocean Region--Emigration and immigration--History--18th century.

Atlantic Ocean Region.

Atlantic Ocean.

Physical Description:

xiv, 320 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2015]

Summary:

"This book tells the story of how people experienced the eighteenth-century crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the transformative journey undertaken by the thousands of Europeans who journeyed in search of a better life. Stephen Berry shows how the ships, on which passengers were contained in close quarters for months at a time, operated as compressed "frontiers," where diverse groups encountered one another and established new patterns of social organization. As he argues that experiences aboard ship served as a profound conversion experience for travelers, both spiritually and culturally, Berry reframes the history of Atlantic migrations, giving the ocean and the ship a more prominent role in Atlantic history. The ocean was more than a backdrop for human events: it actively shaped historical experiences by furnishing a dissociative break from normal patterns of life and a formative stage in travelers' processes of collective identification"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

030020423X

9780300204230

OCLC:

877369858

Publisher Number:

99961370450