title: The Female Marine" and Related Works: Narratives of Cross-Dressing and Urban Vice in America's Early Republic
author: Daniel A. Cohen
description: First published in 1815, <i>The Female Marine</i> purported to be the autobiography of a woman who, in order to escape the shame of having a child out of wedlock and subsequent work as a prostitute, disguised herself as a boy and joined the Marines. The popularity of this narrative led to its being reprinted 19 times in 3 years and gave rise to a series of sequels, also included in this modern edition. This is a lively tale full of duels, piracy, and swashbuckling. It is also a sobering study about what a woman in early 19th-century America had to do to achieve some level of independence. Cross-dressing for this protagonist is not about performing; it is about saving her life. In addition to the action-filled plot and astute cultural observations, this book has wonderfully florid 19th-century prose that makes it appropriate for reading aloud.
zlib_text: Hot for the Marine
  Hot for Heroes Book 1
  Beatrice Brae
   
  
  Copyright © 2020 BEATRICE BRAE
  All rights reserved
  The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or
  dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.
  No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or
  by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written
  permission of the publisher.
  ISBN-13: 9781234567890
  ISBN-10: 1477123456
  Cover design by: Resplendent Media
  Library of Congress Control Number: 2018675309
  Printed in the United States of America
  
  Contents
   
  Title Page
  Copyright
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Epilogue
  Next book in the Series
  Hot for Heroes Series
  About The Author              
  
  Chapter 1
  Honor
  The elegant pale fuchsia dress is staring at me from inside my locker.
  The last time I wore it on a date with James and now I think it m