Free trade and sailors' rights in the War of 1812 / Paul A. Gilje.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilje, Paul A., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mottoes--United States--History--19th century.

Mottoes.

Free trade--United States--History--19th century.

Free trade.

Sailors--United States--Social conditions--19th century.

Sailors.

Impressment--History--19th century.

Impressment.

United States--History--War of 1812.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1783-1815.

United States--Commerce--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 425 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Free Trade & Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On 2 July 1812, Captain David Porter raised a banner on the USS Essex proclaiming 'a free trade and sailors rights', thus creating a political slogan that explained the War of 1812. Free trade demanded the protection of American commerce, while sailors' rights insisted that the British end the impressment of seamen from American ships. Repeated for decades in Congress and in taverns, the slogan reminds us today that the second war with Great Britain was not a mistake. It was a contest for the ideals of the American Revolution bringing together both the high culture of the Enlightenment to establish a new political economy and the low culture of the common folk to assert the equality of humankind. Understanding the War of 1812 and the motto that came to explain it - free trade and sailors' rights - allows us to better comprehend the origins of the American nation.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part I. Free Trade: 1. The Enlightenment and defining free trade; 2. The revolutionary experience; 3. The new diplomacy; 4. Legacy; Part II. Sailors' Rights: 5. Anglo-American traditions; 6. The rise of Jack Tar; 7. Impressment; 8. Citizenship; 9. The Hermione and the rights of man; Part III. Origins: 10. Empire of liberty; 11. Indians in the way; 12. Contested commerce; 13. The ordeal of Jack Tar; 14. Honor; Part IV: War: 15. The odyssey of the Essex; 16. The language of combat; 17. Politics of war; 18. Pursuit of peace; 19. Dartmoor; Part V. Memory: 20. Winning the peace; 21. Remembering impressment; 22. The persistent dream; 23. Politics; 24. Popular culture; 25. Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-35760-8

1-107-23629-0

1-107-34548-0

1-107-34798-X

1-107-25463-9

1-107-34173-6

1-139-17726-5

1-299-31892-4

1-107-34423-9

OCLC:

829459923