Liberty on the waterfront: American maritime culture in the age of revolution 0812237560, 9780812237566, 9780812219937, 0812219937

Through careful research and colorful accounts, historian Paul A. Gilje discovers what liberty meant to an important gro

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English Pages 360 [359] Year 2003;2007

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication Page......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Part I: Ashore and Afloat......Page 16
1 The Sweets of Liberty......Page 18
2 The Maid I Left Behind Me......Page 48
3 A Sailor Ever Loves to Be in Motion......Page 81
Part II: Revolution......Page 110
4 The Sons of Neptune......Page 112
5 Brave Republicans of the Ocean......Page 145
6 Free Trade and Sailors’ Rights......Page 178
Part III: Legacy......Page 208
7 Proper Objects of Christian Compassion......Page 210
8 The Ark of the Liberties of the World......Page 243
Epilogue......Page 274
Glossary......Page 280
Notes......Page 284
Index......Page 340
Acknowledgments......Page 356

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