"A Bold and Hardy Race of Men": The Lives and Literature of American Whalemen

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vii Contents Preface ix introduction 1 1.manly Physical Labor and american national identity 20 2.The World of Whaling and its residents 42 3.foremast hands and the art of Physical Labor 74 4.The Whaling industry and its chains of command 105 5.unconventional Gender roles at home and at sea 137 6.racialized discourses and cosmopolitan Workforces 169 epilogue 199 Notes 209 Index 251 A complete bibliography is available online at http//scholarworks.umass.edu/umpress/. “This page intentionally left blank” ...