Pirates in History and Popular Culture by Antonio Sanna

Author:Antonio Sanna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2018-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

NOTES

1. According to Foss, “the origin of the name ‘rumbullion’ is hotly disputed, with some partisans alleging that the word ‘rum’ was rustic British slang for ‘excellent.’ Others point to an alleged link between the words ‘rum’ and ‘scrum,’ meaning fight, or ‘rumbustious,’ meaning exuberant, noisy and undisciplined” (29).

2. The subsequent history of rum includes records of many nations having banned it in favor of promoting morality and public health. Although such bans partly ensured that export were limited (Toss 48), numerous smugglers, bribed inspectors, and tax collectors managed to make it reach its destinations. Rum was notably used in voodoo rituals in Haiti and Santería rituals in Cuba. Instances where the beverage emerges in more recent pop culture history include the Portland rum riot of 1855, the founding of the Bacardi Company in 1862, the fire on the Thames caused by the destruction of a warehouse containing more than 6,000 barrels of it in 1933, and its presence in the famous nightclubs of 1950s Havana. Here, American novelist Ernest Hemingway uttered the famous sentence, “my Mojito in La Bodeguita, my Daiquiri in El Floridita” (qtd. in Williams 289).

3. I would like to thank Dr. Nancy Kang for her more than precious suggestions.

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