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To swear like a sailor : maritime culture in America, 1750-1850 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilje, Paul A., 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Seafaring life > United States > History > 18th century.
Seafaring life > United States > History > 19th century.
Sailors > United States > Social life and customs.
Sailors > United States > Social conditions.
Sailors > Language.
Table of Contents:
  • To swear like a sailor
  • The language of Jack Tar
  • The logbook of memory
  • Spinning yarns
  • Songs of the sailorman
  • The pirates own book
  • Tar-stained images
  • Epilogue: the sea chest.