A path in the mighty waters : shipboard life and Atlantic crossings to the New World
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015].
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Book
ISBN
9780300204230, 030020423X
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xiv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Lawson McGhee Library - Books
910.9163 BERR
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015].
Language
English
ISBN
9780300204230, 030020423X

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Berry, S. R. (2015). A path in the mighty waters: shipboard life and Atlantic crossings to the New World . Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berry, Stephen Russell, 1970-. 2015. A Path in the Mighty Waters: Shipboard Life and Atlantic Crossings to the New World. Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berry, Stephen Russell, 1970-. A Path in the Mighty Waters: Shipboard Life and Atlantic Crossings to the New World Yale University Press, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Berry, Stephen Russell. A Path in the Mighty Waters: Shipboard Life and Atlantic Crossings to the New World Yale University Press, 2015.

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