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ALL HANDS AND THE COOK

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  • Excellent condition
  • Hardback
  • 158mm x 212mm
  • 381 pages
  • 0.75kg
  • Black & white photographs and illustrations
  • Published 2008

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The Customs and Language of the British Merchant Seaman 1875 – 1975

Explores the customs and language of the British merchant seaman 1875 – 1975. It covers the dying colloquial and everyday language of seamen as used in merchant vessels of the period, as distinct from the well-documented everyday expressions in the English language … It is a work of social history as well as a reference for seafarers, libraries, writers and researchers, and anyone interested in the development of popular language. The book contains more than 2000 entries.