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1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"This book tells the story of how people experienced the eighteenth-century crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the transformative journey undertaken by the thousands of Europeans who journeyed in search of a better life. Stephen Berry shows how the ships, on which passengers were contained in close quarters for months at a time, operated as compressed "frontiers," where diverse groups encountered one another and established new patterns of social organization. As he argues that experiences aboard ship served as a profound conversion experience for travelers, both spiritually and culturally, Berry reframes the history of Atlantic migrations, giving the ocean and the ship a more prominent role in Atlantic history. The ocean was more than a backdrop for human events: it actively shaped historical experiences by furnishing a dissociative break from normal patterns of life and a formative stage in travelers' processes of collective identification"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""INTRODUCTION: Charting Courses""; ""CHAPTER ONE: Embarkation""; ""CHAPTER TWO: Sea Legs""; ""CHAPTER THREE: Shipmates""; ""CHAPTER FOUR: Unbroken Horizons""; ""CHAPTER FIVE: Crossing Lines""; ""CHAPTER SIX: Tedium""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN: Tempests""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT: Land Ho!""; ""CONCLUSIONL: The Journey On""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Seafaring life -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 18th century.
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Seafaring life. |
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Atlantic Ocean. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Merchant ships -- Passenger accommodation -- Social aspects.
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Merchant ships -- Passenger accommodation. |
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Social aspects. |
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Transatlantic voyages -- Social aspects.
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Transatlantic voyages. |
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Ocean travel -- Social aspects.
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Ocean travel. |
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Atlantic Ocean Region -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 18th century.
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Atlantic Ocean Region. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Berry, Stephen Russell, 1970- Path in the mighty waters 9780300204230 (DLC) 2014017670 (OCoLC)877369858 |
| ISBN |
9780300210255 (electronic book) |
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0300210256 (electronic book) |
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9780300204230 |
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030020423X |
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