This is the first book to systematically integrate 'Jack Tar,' the common seaman, into the cultural history of modern Britain, treating him not as an occasional visitor from the ocean, but as an important part of national life.

Autorentext
ISAAC LAND is an Assistant Professor at Indiana State University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction * Will the Real Jack Tar Please Stand Up? * Impressed: Becoming Jack Tar * Well Rigged: Cross-Dressing, Patriotism, and Parody * Married to Britannia: Mutinies, Musicals, and Manhood * Behold Our Empire: Loyalists, Reformers, and Radicals * Ships without Sailors? Nostalgia for Jack Tar in the Industrial Age * Conclusion