{"product_id":"outrageous-seas-rainer-baehre-9780886293192","title":"Outrageous Seas: Shipwreck and Survival in the Waters Off Newfoundland, 1583-1893","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutrageous Seas\u003c\/i\u003e is about that time, and about the harrowing, almost mythic, experience of shipwreck, near-shipwreck, and survival in waters off Newfoundland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere was a time in history when the sea was as important as the land for defining a country's social and cultural identity. \u003ci\u003eOutrageous Seas\u003c\/i\u003e is about that time, and about the harrowing, almost mythic, experience of shipwreck, near-shipwreck, and survival in waters off Newfoundland. Travellers from many walks of life - explorers and missionaries, traders, fishers and mariners, Native Peoples, aristocrats and immigrants - have left rare and fascinating first-hand accounts of such disasters. Their narratives span four centuries and touch many historical sub-themes such as the appeal of religion in times of crisis, gender roles, and the ocean-as-workplace. Apart from its obvious scholarly appeal, this collection evokes psychic responses to calamity and brushes with death, perhaps the most universal experience of all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rainer Baehre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0886293197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780886293192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.75h x 6.01w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 102 - Recommended\/Regional General","brand":"Rainer Baehre","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743175717119,"sku":"9780886293192","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outrageous-seas-rainer-baehre-9780886293192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}