Adventure
White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
Drawing from Melville's service aboard a U.S.
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About this book
"White-Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War" by Herman Melville is a novel published in 1850. Drawing from Melville's service aboard a U.S. Navy frigate, this work delivers a fierce critique of American naval life. The story follows a sailor whose homemade white jacket becomes both his identity and his curse, leading to near-fatal encounters at sea. Melville's graphic descriptions of flogging helped abolish the practice in the Navy, making this his most politically charged work and a precursor to "Moby-Dick."
- Format
- EPUB
- Language
- English
- Length
- 493 pages
- Published
- 1 January 1850
- ISBN
- 9789368392316
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