Barry Richard Burg
American historian
About Barry Richard Burg
Born 1938.
B. R. Burg is an American historian, professor and author. He is the author of Boys at Sea, 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.
An American Seafarer in the Age of Sail: The Erotic Diaries of Philip C. Van Buskirk, 1851-1870 (1994)
Gay Warriors: A Documentary History from the Ancient World to the Present (1996)
'Boys at Sea': Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy (2007)
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