Biography & Autobiography Women
Quite a Curiosity
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2003
- Category
- Women
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551094168
- Publish Date
- Jan 2003
- List Price
- $3.99
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Description
The letters Grace Ladd sent home to Yarmouth in the late 1800s provide a fascinating account of life aboard both sailing ships and steamers during the Victorian era. Grace spent 25 years travelling with her husband aboard ships. Grace (Forrest) Ladd was born into a distinguished Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, family in 1864 duiring the province's golden age of sail.
About the author
Louise Nichols teaches English literature at the Université de Moncton. Fifteen years ago, she became interested in 19th-century women who married merchant sea captains and joined them on their vessels for long voyages, sometimes even with children. Her research in this area has focused on a study of the letters and diaries written by captains' wives. She lives in Sackville, New Brunswick.