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Kurtz, Peter, 1958-

Bluejackets in the blubber room a biography of the William Badger, 1828-1865 / [electronic resource] : Peter Kurtz. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (192 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The ocean -- "The building of great ships" -- The master of Badger's Island -- The wreck of the William Badger -- The town that made shoes -- The Bonney journal -- The Bliss journal -- Deck wallopers and blubber-room hands -- The harbor -- Unfit for service -- Hampton Roads coal hulk -- "Contrabands of war" -- The capture of Beaufort -- "The sound of the last trumpet" -- Wartime storeship -- The scandal -- The Fort Fisher campaign -- The last watch -- Appendix: post William Badger profiles.

ISBN: 9780817386450

Subjects--Corporate Names:
William Badger (Ship)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Merchant ships--United States.
Whaling--History--19th century.
Whaling ships--New England.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Beaufort (N.C.)--History, Naval.
United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: VM465 / .K87 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7/58