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Rites and Passages : The Experience of American Whaling, 1830-1870, Rites and Passages presents a social history of American whaling. Drawing on the diaries of sailors and on ship logs, this volume examines the beliefs and behaviors of men who labored at sea. It looks at the relationship between sailors and society ashore, Rites and Passages : The Experience of American Whaling, 1830-1870
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  • Rites and Passages : The Experience of American Whaling, 1830-1870
  • Written by author Margaret S. Creighton
  • Published by Cambridge University Press, 1995/08/25
  • Rites and Passages presents a social history of American whaling. Drawing on the diaries of sailors and on ship logs, this volume examines the beliefs and behaviors of men who labored at sea. It looks at the relationship between sailors and society ashore
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Introduction: The Passing of Nathaniel Robinson 1
1 The Evolution of the American Whale Fishery, 1650-1900 16
2 "'Tis Advertised in Boston": The Shaping of a Ship's Crew 41
3 "Wondrous Tales of the Mighty Deep": Whaling Life and Labor 58
4 The "Old Man": The Sea Captain's Split Personality 85
5 Crossing the Line: Fraternity in the Forecastle 116
6 The Attack of the Daniel: Whalemen Ashore 139
7 Sailors, Sweethearts, and Wives: Gender and Sex in the Deepwater Workplace 162
8 Afterword 195
Appendixes 209
Index 225


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