An American seafarer in the age of sail : the erotic diaries of Philip C. Van Buskirk, 1851-1870 /

Philip Van Buskirk enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1846, when he was twelve years old. Beginning in 1851, he recorded his thoughts and experiences on board ship, providing a firsthand account of the countries he visited, the brawling nation in which he lived, and the everyday life and homoerotic exp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Burg, B. R. (Barry Richard), 1938- (Autor), Van Buskirk, Philip C. (Philip Clayton), 1833-1903 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1994]
Temas:
Van Buskirk, Philip C. > (Philip Clayton), > 1833-1903 > Diaries.
Van Buskirk, Philip C. > (Philip Clayton), > 1833-1903
United States. > Navy > Sea life > History > 19th century.
United States. > Navy
1800-1899
Sailors > United States > Diaries.
Erotic literature, American.
Marins > États-Unis > Journaux intimes.
Littérature érotique américaine.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Armed Forces > Sea life
Erotic literature, American
Sailors
Seafaring life
United States
diaries.
Diaries
History
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Philip Van Buskirk enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1846, when he was twelve years old. Beginning in 1851, he recorded his thoughts and experiences on board ship, providing a firsthand account of the countries he visited, the brawling nation in which he lived, and the everyday life and homoerotic exploits of the sailors and marines who sailed with him. In this intimate portrait, the author draws on Van Buskirk's unconventional and revelatory diaries and on social, religious, and medical writings of the time.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 218 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
ISBN:9780300156812
0300156812

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