White jacket : or, the world in a man-of-war /

Long before penning Moby-Dick, which many regard as the quintessential American novel, author Herman Melville was captivated by life on the open sea. White Jacket adopts a different perspective, focusing on the brutal treatment that many sailors received at the hands of their superiors. In particula...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:[Auckland, N.Z.] : The Floating Press, Ã2011.
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