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.
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