
Liberty on the Waterfront
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In Liberty on the Waterfront: American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution, life aboard warships, merchantmen, and whalers, as well as the interactions of mariners and others on shore, is recreated in absorbing detail. Describing the important contributions of sailors to the resistance movement against Great Britain and their experiences during the Revolutionary War, Gilje demonstrates that, while sailors recognized the ideals of the Revolution, their idea of liberty was far more individual in nature-often expressed through hard drinking and womanizing or joining a ship of their choice.
Gilje continues the story into the post-Revolutionary world highlighted by the Quasi War with France, the confrontation with the Barbary Pirates, and the War of 1812.
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"Liberty on the Waterfront dramatically alters past perceptions of sailors and their worlds afloat and ashore. . . . A broad-based and skillfully crafted piece of social history." (Journal of American History) "This well-written, well-illustrated volume should become the standard, most accessible single source on seamen in antebellum America for many years to come." (Reviews in American History) "In its ambitious sweep and encyclopedic detail, Gilje's rendering of American maritime culture during the tumultuous century from 1750 to 1850 is unlikely to be surpassed." (William and Mary Quarterly)More details
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PT. I. ASHORE AND AFLOAT
1. The Sweets of Liberty
2. The Maid I Left Behind Me
3. A Sailor Ever Loves to Be in Motion
PT. II. REVOLUTION
4. The Sons of Neptune
5. Brave Republicans of the Ocean
6. Free Trade and Sailors' Rights
PT. III. LEGACY
7. Proper Objects of Christian Compassion
8. The Ark of the Liberties of the World
Epilogue
Glossary
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
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