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"'Young Men and the Sea provides a wonderful glimpse, as grounded as it is imaginative, into the lives of families along New England's long coast. In recovering the working lives of these mariners, he recovers a world of early American labour and labourers whose unfamiliarity to us today has unduly circumscribed their place in historical interpretations.' Marla R. Miller, International Journal of Maritime History 'Young Men and the Sea is a phenomenal work of scholarship, exquisitely crafted, and delightful to read." Paul E. Fontenoy, Nautical Research Journal"
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“Young Men and the Sea is a gripping book. A sound and original contribution, the book reflects Daniel Vickers’ career-long immersion in maritime history. His astute insights make for fascinating reading.”—Christopher Clark, The University of Warwick
"Deeply researched, powerfully argued, and movingly eloquent, Young Men and the Sea is the perfect antidote to the romanticized image of seafaring. This stunning account of maritime life rings true. It will be a classic."-Philip Morgan, Johns Hopkins University (Philip Morgan )
"Young Men and the Sea is a gripping book. A sound and original contribution, the book reflects Daniel Vickers' career-long immersion in maritime history. His astute insights make for fascinating reading."-Christopher Clark, The University of Warwick (Christopher Clark )
"With the quiet competence of a seasoned shipmaster in ill-charted waters, Vickers has redefined the meaning of seafaring under sail. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, this is a stunning book."- W. Jeffrey Bolster, author of Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail "Casting away what we think we know, Vickers has redefined the meaning of seafaring under sail. Distinguished by impeccable scholarship and innovative methodology, this is the most original American maritime history ever published."- W. Jeffrey Bolster, author of Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail (W. Jeffrey Bolster )
"The finest single volume about American mariners . . . should become a staple in social and maritime history...an excellent read." (Sea History ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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THE OCEAN IS A hostile environment, and the decision to live and work upon it strikes most of us as something that ought to be explained. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, West Indies, Ashley Bowen, United States, North Atlantic, General Wolfe, Richard Derby, New York, Essex Street, Nova Scotia, Great Migration, Bay Colony, South River, North Carolina, Timothy Orne, Gorham Low, New World, Cape Ann, Essex County, General Court, Jack Cremer, Massachusetts Bay, Miles Ward, Cape of Good Hope, Courtesy of the Peabody-Essex Museum New!
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THE OCEAN IS A hostile environment, and the decision to live and work upon it strikes most of us as something that ought to be explained. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, West Indies, Ashley Bowen, United States, North Atlantic, General Wolfe, Richard Derby, New York, Essex Street, Nova Scotia, Great Migration, Bay Colony, South River, North Carolina, Timothy Orne, Gorham Low, New World, Cape Ann, Essex County, General Court, Jack Cremer, Massachusetts Bay, Miles Ward, Cape of Good Hope, Courtesy of the Peabody-Essex Museum New!
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- Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea (Modern Library Classics) by Richard Henry Dana Jr. on 7 pages
- Two Years by Richard Henry Dana on 7 pages
- Two Years Before the Mast (Regents Illustrated Classics, Level D) by R. H. Dana Jr. on 7 pages
- Salem in the Eighteenth Century by James D. Phillips on 6 pages
- The Maritime History Of Massachusetts, 1783-1860 (Northeastern classics edition) by Samuel Eliot Morison on 6 pages
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- Social Change in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War by Christopher Clark in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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