"Worse Things Happen at Sea? A Look at Life in the Navy of" Topic
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Tango01  | 26 Oct 2023 8:41 p.m. PST |
… the Napoleonic Wars
"…If women had a hard time with lack of independence, and limited means of making a living during the early 1800s, men had a tough deal too.
I am, of course, talking about everyday-folk, not the wealthy sort from the landed and aristocratic classes — although many second sons from the well-to-do classes did join the navy, and therefore also shared to an extent, all the horrors and depredations of life on a ship…"
Main page link Armand |
| 14Bore | 27 Oct 2023 3:46 a.m. PST |
Nice short concise read.
Famously one woman managed to disguise herself and served as a Marine on a couple of ships, survived doing it most her working years |
| Tango01 | 27 Oct 2023 3:29 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it…
Armand
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| Sargonarhes | 27 Oct 2023 3:40 p.m. PST |
I think I heard all about this in the book Captain John Crane. |
| Tango01 | 28 Oct 2023 3:25 p.m. PST |
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