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To Swear like a Sailor: Maritime Culture in America, 1750–1850 Gilje, Paul A. (University of Oklahoma)
To Swear like a Sailor: Maritime Culture in America, 1750–1850
Gilje, Paul A. (University of Oklahoma)
This book is for readers interested in American maritime history and in the history of the United States before 1850. Using a wide range of sources, including cursing, language, logbooks, spinning yarns, sailor songs, and material culture, the book demonstrates that the United States was once a maritime nation.
394 pages, 31 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 15, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521762359 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 410 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 235 × 26 mm · 670 g |
| Language | English |
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