B. R. Burg

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B. R. Burg
OccupationHistorian
Period1976 - 2007
SubjectHomosexuality, maritime studies
Notable works
  • An American Seafarer in the Age of Sail (1994)
  • Gay Warriors (1996)
  • Boys at Sea (2007)

B. R. Burg is an American historian, professor and author. [1] [2] He is the author of Boys at Sea (2007), a book that examines the prevalence of homosexuality among Royal Navy mariners from about 1790 to 1820, mostly examining cases between marine officers and younger boys. [3] [4] He also wrote An American seafarer in the Age of Sail (1994), a biography of nineteenth-century American sailor Philip C. Van Buskirk, [2] and is the author of Gay Warriors (1996), which documents the history of homosexuality in the military within a period of about 2,000 years. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Bernstein, Richard (1988-01-09). "HISTORY CONVENTION REFLECTS CHANGE FROM TRADITIONAL TO 'GENDER' STUDIES". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Sibelman, Simon P. (1995). "An American Seafarer in the Age of Sail: The Erotic Diaries of Philip C. Van Buskirk, 1851-1870" . The Journal of American History. 82 (1): 249. doi:10.2307/2082019. JSTOR   2082019.
  3. 1 2 Isaac Land. Review of Burg, B. R., Boys at Sea: Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy . H-Albion, H-Net Reviews. September, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Morriss, Roger (2008). "Book Review: Boys at Sea: Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy" . International Journal of Maritime History. 20 (2): 457–459. doi:10.1177/084387140802000279. ISSN   0843-8714.
  5. 1 2 Belkin, Aaron (2002). "Gay Warriors: A Documentary History from the Ancient World to the Present (review)" . Journal of the History of Sexuality. 11 (4): 657–662. doi:10.1353/sex.2003.0028. ISSN   1535-3605.
  6. ↑ Bell, James (1977). "RICHARD MATHER OF DORCHESTER, by B. R. Burg (Book Review)". New England Quarterly. 50 (4): 709.
  7. ↑ Jong, James A. De (1978). "Richard Mather of Dorchester (Book Review)". Pro Rege. 6 (3).
  8. ↑ Carnes, Mark C.; Burg, B. R. (1996). "An American Seafarer in the Age of Sail: The Erotic Diaries of Philip C. Van Buskirk, 1851-1870" . The American Historical Review. 101 (4): 1287. doi:10.2307/2169806. JSTOR   2169806.
  9. ↑ Adrian, Lynne M. (1995). "Review of An American Seafarer in the Age of Sail: The Erotic Diaries of Philip C. Van Buskirk, 1851-1870". Journal of the History of Sexuality. 6 (1): 142–144. ISSN   1043-4070. JSTOR   3704449.
  10. ↑ Ulbrich, David J (2003). "Gay Warriors: A Documentary History from the Ancient World to the Present (review)" . The Journal of Military History. 67 (2): 547–548. doi:10.1353/jmh.2003.0180. ISSN   1543-7795.
  11. ↑ Lambert, A (2007). "'Boys at sea' - Sodomy, indecency, and courts martial in Nelson's navy". Times literary supplement . 5451: 27.
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