Liberty on the Waterfront: American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution (Early American Studies)

Liberty on the Waterfront: American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution (Early American Studies)

by PaulA.Gilje (Author)

Synopsis

Talks about what liberty meant to an important group of common men in American society, those who lived and worked on the waterfront and aboard ships. This book shows that the idealized vision of liberty associated with the Founding Fathers had a much more immediate and complex meaning than previously thought.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 360
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 30 Mar 2007

ISBN 10: 0812219937
ISBN 13: 9780812219937