Jack Tar vs. John Bull

The Role of New York's Seamen in Precipitating the Revolution
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-8153-2788-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

Reihe: Studies in African American History and Culture

This classic study explores the role of merchant seamen in precipitating the American revolution. It analyzes the participation of seamen in impressment riots, the Stamp Act Riot, the Battle of Golden Hill, and other incidents. The book describes these events and explores the social world of the seamen, offering explanations for their actions. Focusing on the culture, politics, and experiences of early American seamen, this legendary study played an important role in the development of histories of the common people and has inspired generations of social and early American historians. Lemisch's later related article, Jack Tar in the Streets, was named one of the ten most important articles ever published in the prestigious William and Mary Quarterly. Long unavailable, this edition includes an index and an appreciative foreword by Marcus Rediker, author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates, and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750 (Ph.D. Dissertation, Yale University, 1962)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lemisch, Jesse

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Schifffahrt
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Who Was Jack Tar?; Chapter 2 Impressment of Seamen in Colonial New York; Chapter 3 Jack Tar on the Beach: The Birth of the Mob; Chapter 4 Jack Tar in the Streets: The Stamp Act Crisis; Chapter 5 Jack Tar in the Streets: Before the Mast of Liberty, 1766–1770;

Über Autor(innen)

Jesse Lemisch Department of History John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York