Jella : a woman at sea
Birkett, Dea, 1958-1992
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Dea Birkett's story of her voyage from Lagos, along the West African coast and across the ocean to Liverpool, as the only female member of crew on a working cargo vessel. It was one of their last voyages. The shipping line has folded, and with it a way of life which lasted for more than a century.
Main title:
Jella : a woman at sea / Dea Birkett.
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Imprint:
London : Gollancz, 1992.
Collation:
202p. : ill., 1 map ; 22cm.
ISBN:
9780575051256
Dewey class:
910.45
Language:
English
BRN:
124977
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