"During the great age of sail, hundreds of women accompanied their seafaring husbands on voyages that took them around the globe. In their journeys, they faced storms, pirates, shipwrecks, seasickness, and loneliness so far from home, family, and friends. Yet they also met with great adventure. Based on the journals and letters of these remarkable ladies, Sail Away Ladies presents the experiences of twelve Cape Cod women who braved the oceans and who shared their adventures with the people they left behind at home. Theirs is a proud and often overlooked chapter in Cape Cod?s seafaring history."--Provided by the publisher.