The Republic afloat : law, honor, and citizenship in maritime America /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago ; London :
University of Chicago Press,
2013.
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| Series: | American beginnings, 1500-1900.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Law. Learning the ropes: the legal structure of labor at sea ; The education of Samuel Betts: developing a national maritime law ; Discipline but not punish: the law and labor control at sea ; "All is violence": mutiny and revolt as labor negotiation
- Honor. Forecastle law: personal honor and the defense of custom at sea ; "Good officers make good men": the changing meanings of honor ; On the quarterdeck
- Citizen. Our man in Liverpool: the consular service and American citizenship ; "The very laws that preserved their liberty": seaman, citizenship and national identity ; "We are eminently a maritime people": seafarers and the American character
- Conclusion: Jack Tar, American.