A bold and hardy race of men : the lives and literature of American whalemen / / Jennifer Schell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816138003321
• Autore: Schell Jennifer <1974->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-61376-273-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9/356
• Soggetti: American literature - History and criticism; Whaling in literature; Whalers (Persons) - United States - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Manly physical labor and American national identity -- The world of whaling and its residents -- Foremast hands and the art of physical labor -- The whaling industry and its chains of command -- Unconventional gender roles at home and at sea -- Racialized discourses and cosmopolitan workforces.