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The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
By Mazzeo, Tilar J.
- ISBN
- 9781250352583
- Publisher
- St. Martin's
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Reviewed on October 1, 2025 | Social Sciences
Mazzeo (How To Write a Bestseller) has written a remarkable biography of Mary Ann Patten, the teenage wife of a Maine clipper ship captain, whose self-taught knowledge of navigation saved the lives of her husband and his crew during a voyage around the tip of South America. Mazzeo sets the stage by introducing readers to New England's seafaring culture in the mid-19th century; the economics that made i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
