To Swear Like a Sailor: Maritime Culture in America, 1750-1850 by Paul A. Gilje

To Swear Like a Sailor: Maritime Culture in America, 1750-1850

Paul A. Gilje

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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 sweari...

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