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To Swear like a Sailor: Maritime Culture in America, 1750-1850
To Swear like a Sailor Maritime Culture in America 17501850
Author: Paul A. Gilje
Anyone could swear like a sailor! Within the larger culture, sailors had pride of place in swearing. But how they swore and the reasons for their bad language were not strictly wedded to maritime things. Instead, sailor swearing, indeed all swearing in this period, was connected to larger developments. This book traces the interaction between th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521746168
ISBN-10: 0521746167
Publication Date: 1/22/2016
Pages: 340
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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