{"product_id":"outrageous-seas-9780886293192","title":"Outrageous Seas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a time in history when the sea was as important as the land for defining a country''s social and cultural identity. Outrageous Seas 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.","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138206138711,"sku":"9780886293192","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780886293192.jpg?v=1751918445","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/outrageous-seas-9780886293192","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}