{"product_id":"hello-sailor-9780582772144","title":"Hello Sailor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen gays had to be closeted, ships were the only places where homosexual men could not only be out but also camp. And on some liners to the sun and the New World, queens and butches had a ball. They sashayed and minced their way across the world's oceans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever before has the story been told of the masses. These are the thousands of queer seafarers, mainly stewards, who sometimes even outnumbered the straight men in the catering departments of ships that were household names and the pride of the British fleet. \u003ci\u003eHello Sailor!\u003c\/i\u003e uniquely shows what it was like to be queer at sea at a time when land meant straightness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What this fascinating book is really about is not 'gay life at sea' in general, but the gay ghettos on many liners and cruiseships during the fifties and sixties.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Melly, \u003cem\u003eThe Mail on Sunday \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...this path breaking book tells the hidden story of passion and liberation at sea. This is a vital addition to the understanding of gay and sea history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishing News \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...candid confessions cause the narrative to leap into life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndependent on Sunday. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a fascinating account.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGay Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Hello Sailor! transcends its niche as a piece of gay history and, instead, becomes something that has resonances for all readers, whether gay, straight or something in between.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Observer \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'...an eminently readable, often amusing and original book...'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal of Contemporary History\u003c\/em\u003e, Vol 41, No 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eintro1 Sailor Jack: the Other Side; Chapter 1 When Queer was Covert; Chapter 2 A Place of Freedom; Chapter 3 Speaking Gay Secrets; Chapter 4 Sea Wives and Meat Racks; Chapter 5 Sequins, Satin and Stilettos; Chapter 6 Ho Land! Ho Freedom!; Chapter 7 Part of a Team; Chapter 8 Swallowing the Anchor; Chapter 9 Taking Stock of Gay Heaven;","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018331586903,"sku":"9780582772144","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780582772144.jpg?v=1750776459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hello-sailor-9780582772144","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}