British Tars, 1740-1790: Staved Tankards and Coopers

British Tars, 1740-1790: Staved Tankards and Coopers: Gregory Theberge, at his 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center , put together an excellent slideshow of naval foodways in material ...

British Tars, 1740-1790: Flogging and the Cat

British Tars, 1740-1790: Flogging and the Cat: This post is part of my series Race, Revolt, and Piracy , examining racial violence at sea in the eighteenth century. Detail from   Mon...