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

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

Paul A. Gilje

Cambridge University Press, 2016

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-374) and index (p. 375-390)

Contents of Works

  • 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

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