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History of My Own Times; or, the Life and Adventures of William Otter, Sen., Comprising a Series of Events, and Musical Incidents Altogether Original (Paperback, New)
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History of My Own Times; or, the Life and Adventures of William Otter, Sen., Comprising a Series of Events, and Musical Incidents Altogether Original (Paperback, New)
Series: Documents in American Social History
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Big Bill Otter was one member of the early American working class
not preoccupied with republican principles or the heritage of the
Revolution. Big Bill Otter-apprentice, journeyman, master
plasterer-was a thug. Otter's autobiography, first published in
1835, provides a rare and fascinating counterpoint to romantic
notions of virtuous, respectable craftsmen in the early republic.
His Life and Adventures offer an inside account of the brawling
racism common in the early nineteenth century and sharply detail
the rowdy male subculture of the times. Born in England and
conscripted into the British Navy during the Napoleonic wars, Otter
jumped ship and came to New York City in 1801. He apprenticed as a
plasterer and joined an urban gang; later he was a master
plasterer, tavernkeeper, slavecatcher, "Jackson man," bigot, town
bully, notorious practical joker, borderline psychopath, mayoral
candidate, and all-round "jolly fellow." History of My Own Times is
one of the few first-person accounts of a rural artisan in
pre-genteel America. The book depicts the ambiguities of race
relations in the early nineteenth century, sheds light on its
definition of manhood, and conveys a sense of humor very different
from today's. Richard B. Stott's introduction an,d commentary place
Otter in the context of his times and explore the significance of
his autobiography in understanding the social and cultural history
of the early American republic.
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