Download or read book At Home Afloat written by Nancy Pagh and published by University of Idaho Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women were considered bad luck on boats at sea until far into the nineteenth century. Nancy Pagh studies women active in the Pacific maritime off the Northwest and Canadian coasts as these traditional prohibitions broke down. She examines the influence of gender on the roles of women at sea, the spaces they occupy on boats, and the language they use to describe their experiences, natural surroundings, and contact with native peoples.