Jack Tars and Commodores
Jack Tars and Commodores

Author: William M. Fowler

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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"Jack Tars and Commodores" is a lively and authoritative account of the United States Navy from Independence throught the War of 1812.

Jolly Jack Tar
Jolly Jack Tar

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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An eye-catching child's striped sweater with matching hat and mittens worked in double knitting. Contrast colours are used to add detail to the hat and sweater. The bands and collar of the sweater are knitted in contrast colour yarn. The sweater has raglan sleeves and the mittens are fingerless. The hat uses the same design detail by contrast colours as the sweater and fastens under the chin with knitted ties. The whole is knitted in stocking stitch.

To Swear like a Sailor
To Swear like a Sailor

Author: Paul A. Gilje

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 131648310X

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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 the maritime and mainstream world in the United States while examining cursing, language, logbooks, storytelling, sailor songs, reading, images, and material goods. To Swear Like a Sailor offers insight into the character of Jack Tar - the common seaman - and into the early republic. It illuminates the cultural connections between Great Britain and the United States and the appearance of a distinct American national identity. The book explores the emergence of sentimental notions about the common man - through the guise of the sailor - appearing on stage, in song, in literature, and in images.