Women of the Sea

The women in Edward Rowe Snow's life-his mother, his wife, and his daughter-were all-important to him. So it's not surprising that the master of New England maritime lore dedicated an entire book to heroines of the deep. "Ever since the beginning of time, women have played a far greater part in the lives of men, both ashore and at sea, than the average man cares to admit," wrote Snow. "I have on hand a list of more than 600 items which show women out on the ocean at their best and at their worst."