A bold and hardy race of men
Subtitle: the lives and literature of American whalemen
By: Jennifer Schell
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781625340207; 9781625340191
Subjects: American literature; History and criticism; Whaling in literature; Whalers (Persons); History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: Manly physical labor and American national identity; title: The world of whaling and its residents; title: Foremast hands and the art of physical labor; title: The whaling industry and its chains of command; title: Unconventional gender roles at home and at sea; title: Racialized discourses and cosmopolitan workforces.