Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea:
Merchant Seaman, Pirates, and the Anglo-American Maritime World,
1700-1750

Introduction
Ch. 1: The Seaman as Man of the World: A Tour of the North Atlantic, c. 1740
Ch. 2: The Seaman as Collective Worker: The Labor Process at Sea
Ch. 3: The Seaman as Wage Laborer: The Search for Ready Money
Ch. 4: The Seaman as Plain Dealer: Language and Culture at Sea
Ch. 5: The Seaman as the ''Spirit of Rebellion'': Authority, Violence and Labor Discipline
Ch. 6: The Seaman as Pirate: Plunder and Social Banditry at Sea
Conclusion: The Seaman as Worker of the World
Appendix A: Age Distribution among Deep-Sea Sailors, 1700-1750
Appendix B: English Trade, 1650-1750
Appendix C: Wages in the Merchant Shipping Industry, 1700-1750
Appendix D: Literacy in the Merchant Shipping Industry, 1700-1750
Appendix E: Mutiny at Sea, 1700-1750
Appendix F: The Courts of Admiralty and their Records