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

352 44 30MB

English Pages 360 [359] Year 2003;2007

Report DMCA / Copyright

DOWNLOAD FILE

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

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

Polecaj historie