To Swear Like a Sailor

by Paul A Gilje and Paul A. Gilje

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521746167
• ISBN13: 9780521746168
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"