A Daring and magnificent historical narrative nonfiction account of Iceland\'s most famous female sea Captain who constantly fought for women\'s rights and equality--and who also solved one of the country\'s most notorious robberies. --Egill Bjarnason, author of How Iceland.
Margaret Willson unravels this legendary casework of Captain Thurídur, down to the finest detail, with a brilliant portrait of old Iceland by the sea. --Eliza Reid, internationally bestselling author of Secrets of the Sprakkar A crime has been committed in 19th century Iceland and in steps a mysterious seaWoman moonlighting as a detective, dressed in male clothes.
Praise for Woman, Captain, Rebel: Meticulously researched and evocatively written, Woman, Captain, Rebel provides not only a captivating insight into 19th-century Iceland, but also introduces readers to the inspirational, real-life fishing Captain Thurídur, a tough and fiercely independent Woman who deserves to be a role model of determination and perseverance for us all.
Her Story can now finally be told.
Here is a Woman so ahead of her times she remains modern and inspirational today.
Through adventure, oppression, joy, betrayal, and grief, Captain Thurídur speaks a universal voice.
Weaving together fastidious research and captivating prose, Margaret Willson reveals Captain Thurídur\'s fascinating story, her Extraordinary courage, intelligence, and personal integrity.
In this extremely unequal society, she used the courts to fight for justice for the abused, and in her sixties, embarked on perilous journeys over trackless mountains.
Renowned for her acute powers of observation, she also solved a notorious crime.
In the Arctic seas where drownings occurred with terrifying regularity, she never lost a single crewmember.
She later became an acclaimed fishing Captain brilliant at weather-reading and seacraft and consistently brought in the largest catches.
Soon after, she audaciously began wearing trousers.
Her first time fishing, on the open unprotected rowboats of her time, was at age 11.
Captain Thurídur, born in Iceland in 1777, lived a life that was both controversial and unconventional.
This is her remarkable story.
But there is one exception, so notable she defies any expectation.
HiStory would have us believe the sea has always been a male realm, the idea of female captains almost unthinkable.
Every day was a fight for survival, equality, and justice for Iceland\'s most renowned female fishing Captain of the 19th century.
A Daring and magnificent historical narrative nonfiction account of Iceland\'s most famous female sea Captain who constantly fought for women\'s rights and equality--and who also solved one of the country\'s most notorious robberies
