kass Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Anyone heard of this book: "Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail " by Suzanne J. Stark Any good? Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Very good. Covers many aspects of women aborad ships either as wives, prostitutes or in disguise. Anything published by the Naval Institute Press will be a good, well researched book. Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Females in bars????? Oh!! Oh, TARS!!! Sorry. Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's_Mate_Barlow Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 What be the meanin' o' "Tar" in that time period? Modern days, TAR in the navy means Temporary Active Reservist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman of Fortune Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I think the sailors got the nickname from working with tar/pitch on the ships so much that they had the stuff/smell on them constantly.... Webster's 1913 Dictionary n. 1. A sailor; a seaman. 1. A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it.Coal tar See in the Vocabulary. Mineral tar (Min.) a kind of soft native bitumen. Tar board a strong quality of millboard made from junk and old tarred rope. Tar water a - A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine. - Knight. b - The ammoniacal water of gas works. Wood tar tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir, and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes, oakum, etc., impervious to water. v. t. 1. To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. [imp. & p. p. Tarred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tarring.] To tar and feather a person See under Feather, v. t. Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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