A Bride's Passage: Susan Hathorn's Year Under Sail

By Catherine Petroski

Book Overview

Excerpts from Susan Hathorn's journal, combined with contextualizing commentary by Catherine Petroski, create a vivid picture of daily life and social mores in the age of sail. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555532977
• ISBN13: 9781555532970
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A Diary of the Year 1855

Susan Hathorn speaks for herself through her diary, but Ms. Petroski provides background and insightful comments that explain some of Susan's more obscure references. Newly married, Susan accompanied her husband on his ship to England and the West Indies. She kept this diary for the whole year of 1855 while she was on the ship and then when she was left behind in their hometown in Maine because she was expecting a baby. I found it absolutely fascinating although a lot of Susan's time was spent at mundane tasks. Susan sure had a thing for sewing! I recommend this book highly to anyone who is interested in the lives of women in the 19th century.