| Title | An Honest Tar: Ashley Bowen of Marblehead |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1996 |
| Authors | Vickers, D |
| Journal | The New England Quarterly |
| Volume | 69 |
| Pagination | 531-553 |
| ISBN Number | 0028-4866 |
| Keywords | 1700-1799, AMERICAN, American literature, Ashley (1728-1813), Autobiographies, Bowen, diary, History, LITERATURE, Maritime industry, prose |
| Abstract | Vickers examines the actual role that seafaring played in the life court of mariners through an examination of the autobiography of Ashley Bowen. One lesson drawn from the account is the penchant for locality. |