Ocean bound women : sisters sailing around the world in the 1880s - the adventures - the ship - the people / Anders Hallengren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallengren, Anders, 1950- author.

Contributor:

Hiram G. Haney Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voyages around the world--History--19th century.

Voyages around the world.

Women sailors--Scandinavia--History--19th century.

Women sailors.

Sailors--Scandinavia--History--19th century.

Sailors.

Women travelers--Scandinavia--History--19th century.

Women travelers.

Travelers--Scandinavia--History--19th century.

Travelers.

Women and the sea--History--19th century.

Women and the sea.

Scandinavia.

Women and the sea--Sweden--History--19th century.

Sailing--History--19th century.

Sailing.

Sailing ships--Sweden.

Sailing ships.

Seafaring life--History--19th century.

Seafaring life.

Voyages and travel--History--19th century.

Voyages and travel.

Sisters--Family relationships.

Sisters.

Atlantic (Sailing ship).

Söderström, Maria Mathilda Charlotta, 1867-1947.

Söderström, Maria Mathilda Charlotta.

Söderström, Emmy Axelina Charlotta, 1868-1944.

Söderström, Emmy Axelina Charlotta.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 318 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Hackensack] New Jersey : World Scientific, 2023.

Summary:

"Ocean Bound Woman is an intriguing first-hand narrative of circumnavigating the globe in the 1880s. Based on family documents stored in a seaman's chest, this book provides a scholarly account of the history of the Swedish sailing-ship Atlantic (1876-1911) and her crew. Part of the book is based upon a diary written by a Scandinavian woman, which stands as the uniting text for the years 1885-1887, connecting the reader to all events in the chronicle. Other sources consist of manuscripts, documents and accounts collected from family descendants along with oral traditions and personal memories - all hitherto unpublished. This is a touching life story of two motherless sisters who took on a ship in their teens: a book about life on the oceans and meeting with people of many different nations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. Aye Aye, Destiny!

1. Ashes to Ashes

2. Seafarers

3. The Life Journey

II. Maids, Orphans and Women's Rights

1. Background

2. The Plague

3. The Workhouse Rules

4. At the Orphanage of Salem

5. There Was No Time for a Proposal

6. The Return of the Grim Reaper

7. The Importance of Learning

8. The Great Liberation

III. The Travel Diary

1. From the Gulf of Bothnia to Oresund and Zealand

2. The North Sea

3. Under the Tropic of Cancer

4. Celebrating Christmas on the Atlantic

5. The Line-Crossing Rite of Passage

6. Life in the Blue

7. The Albatross

8. To Australia: Adelaide

9. Melbourne

10. Ball with the Imperial Russian Navy

11. Crossing the Pacific Ocean

12. `

It sometimes seems to me that I would like to rebel against myself, against God and the whole world!

'

13. Pitcairn and the HMS Bounty Mutineers

14. The Stars are Out: Under the Southern Cross

15. Love without Expectation

16. Mid-Ocean in the Intertropical Convergence Zone

17. Port Townsend, USA

18. Among Rothschilds and American Indians

19. Port Gamble

A Meeting Place for Travellers From Afar

20. Forest Walks

21. Little Boston and Day Cruises

22. Return to Port Townsend

23. On the Sea

24. Back to Australia

Crucial Days

25. South Melbourne Vistas and Manners

26. The Monster Wave that Struck the Orient

27. Christmas in Australian Summer

28. `Frankly nowadays I do no longer dare to be sincere and honest with myself'

29. Interlude: The Dream of True Love and the Perfection of Matrimony

30. Romance: Recollections of Love and Longing

Heading for Micronesia

31. Arrival to Maiden Island

32. Remembrances of Maiden Island

33. Out Fishing with the Islanders

34. Alteration of Course to South-East 10,000 km

35. Storm Damage

With a Leak Towards Cape Horn

36. Passage of the Horn at the 56th Parallel South

37. Portland ho!

IV. The Voyage in Context and Retrospect

1. Origins

2. Trade Routes

3. Prevailing Sailing Conditions

4. The Gefle Harbour

5. The Master Mariner

6. Loadstars

7. Astronomy and Meteorology

8. Sea Rhythms

9. Life on the Sea

10. Authority and Management

11. Embarking the Atlantic

12. Biography of the Atlantic

The Early Years

13. The First Series of Voyages

14. Setting Sail

15. The Take-off in 1885

16. Close-up Picture of the Indispensable Chief Officer

17. The Living Conditions of the People

18. Contemporary Celebrities and Events

19. Emmy's Recollections

V. The Last Days of the Atlantic

1. Nuptials

2. Mate's Memories

3. From Argentina to the United States

4. Steering for Australia and the Cape Horn

5. Life on Land

6. Time Lapse: Long Voyages in a Changing World

7. Soderstrom's Long Farewell Voyage

8. Murder Mystery in Cape Town

9. The Last Days of the Skipper King

10. How Does This End?

11. Load Line and Waterline

12. The Appearance of the Longshorewomen

13. Perseverance to the Utmost Limit

14. Fighting to the Bitter End

15. The Wreck

VI. What Happened Next?

1. Wartime

2. Ghosts

3. Family Affairs

VII. Voyage to Unexplored Regions of the Earth

1. Family Business

2. A Coincidental Encounter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hiram G. Haney Fund.

ISBN:

9781800610897

1800610890

9781800610965

1800610963

OCLC:

1258217981

Publisher Number:

99992600414