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Traditions and Tales of the Navy by Martin Davis (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Did you know the phrase "Mind your Ps and Qs" derives from the custom of keeping tabs on the "pints and quarts" sailors drank in waterfront taverns? Or that the term "Yankee" derives from "yanker", a Dutch word for "wrangler" that was often applied to argumentative American sea captains? Or that the mild British expletive "bloody" is a corruption of the pious oath "By Our Lady", once common among British sailors? The drawings of Cedric Windas, dating from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s, illustrate the origins of hundreds of words and phrases that have made their way from naval jargon into everyday language, as well as those that haven't but have interesting origins, nonetheless. Also illustrated are beginnings of the many traditions that are commonly associated with naval life, including tattooing, the design of uniforms and the use of hammocks aboard ship, among many others.

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Publisher
Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1575100819
ISBN-13
9781575100814
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1852740

Product Key Features

Book Title
Traditions and Tales of the Navy
Author
Martin Davis
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Naval
Publication Year
2001
Genre
History
Number of Pages
260 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
11in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
29 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
V736.D38 2001
Illustrated by
Windas, Cedric w.
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
00-135706
Dewey Decimal
359.1
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by jackfrost64Sep 26, 2019
Great book for any fan of naval history, richly illustrated.
This volume is a wealth of Navy history, and thoroughly explains the origins of terms which have been used by sailors over the centuries. I highly recommend this book to any student of Naval history.
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