The female marine and related works : narratives of cross-dressing and urban vice in America's early republic

The female marine and related works : narratives of cross-dressing and urban vice in America's early republic

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c1997.

xi, 202 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

813.2 F332co 1997

(OCoLC)36969731

"... most of the female-marine pamphlets were almost certainly issued by Nathaniel Coverly Jr. While it is possible that he wrote the narratives himself, it seems more likely that they were compiled by a hack author in his employ ... The author ... probably Nathaniel Hill Wright ..."--Cf. Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-193) and index.
Contents: The female marine, or the Adventures of Miss Lucy Brewer -- A brief reply to the late writings of Louisa Baker, [Alias]Lucy Brewer -- The surprising adventures of Almira Paul -- A brief account of the origin and progress of the Boston female society for missionary purposes.
L2010M183

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