Megan Shockley: 2 books
Virginia Women
Their Lives and Times
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
This second of two volumes continues the exploration of the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. Seventeen essays written by established and emerging scholars recover the stories and voices of a diverse group of women, from the transition from slavery...
The Captain’s Widow of Sandwich
Self-Invention and the Life of Hannah Rebecca Burgess, 1834-1917
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
In 1852 Hannah Rebecca Crowell married sea captain William Burgess and set sail. Within three years, Rebecca Burgess had crossed the equator eleven times and learned to navigate a vessel. In 1856, 22-year-old Rebecca saved the ship Challenger as her husband lay dying from dysentery. The widow returned...