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Contents Preface xi PA R T I : A S H O R E A N D A F L OAT 1 The Sweets of Liberty 3 2 The Maid I Left Behind Me 33 3 A Sailor Ever Loves to Be in Motion 66 PA R T I I : R E V O L U T I O N 4 The Sons of Neptune 97 5 Brave Republicans of the Ocean 130 6 Free Trade and Sailors’ Rights 163 PA R T I I I : L E G A C Y 7 Proper Objects of Christian Compassion 195 8 The Ark of the Liberties of the World 228 Epilogue 259 Glossary 265 Notes 269 Index 325 Acknowledgments 341 ...

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