Between the devil and the deep blue sea : merchant seamen, pirates, and the Anglo-American maritime world, 1700-1750
The author "re-creates life along the waterfront, where seafaring men from around the world crowded into sailor town, with its brothels, alehouses, and street brawls, and the city jail" and the "larger historical issues such as the rise of capitalism, the genesis of free wage labor, and the growth of an international working class."--Jacket. Includes several mentions of Charleston, South Carolina
History
xv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780521303422, 9780521379830, 0521303427, 0521379830
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The seaman as man of the world : a tour of the North Atlantic, c. 1740
The seaman as collective worker : the labor process at sea
The seaman as wage laborer : the search for ready money
The seaman as plain dealer : language and culture at sea
The seaman as the "spirit of rebellion" : authority, violence, and labor discipline
The seaman as pirate : plunder and social banditry at sea
Conclusion : the seaman as worker of the world
Appendices. Age distribution among deep-sea sailors, 1700-1750
English trade, 1650-1750
Wages in the merchant shipping industry, 1700-1750
Literacy in the merchant shipping industry, 1700-1750
Mutiny at sea, 1700-1750
The Courts of Admiralty and their records