The wreck occurred somewhere between the River Platt and the Falklands. Another account by a Captain’s wife of a life aboard an apparently pious whaleman.
The Wreck of The Maid of Athens, Being the Journal of Emily Wooldridge 1869-1870.
Wooldridge, Emily. New York: Macmillan, 1953.
- 1869-70 Wreck of The Maid of Athens.
- Maritime Reading
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The Wreck of the Maid of Athens, Being the Journal of Emily Wooldridge 1869-1870.
Wooldridge, Emily. Edited and Illustrated by Laurence Irving. New York: Macmillan, 1953.
- Arctic Reading: General
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The wreck occurred somewhere between Tierra del Fuego and Staten Island on the Lemaire Channel. This is the homespun story of a petticoat sailor, in dire straits, always devoted to her husband’s command.