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White Jacket Or The World In A Man Of War
White Jacket Or The World In A Man Of War
Author: Herman Melville
One of Melville’s most popular novels during his lifetime—and the subject of renewed interest in recent decades—White-Jacket is both a brisk sea adventure and a powerful social critique. Based on Melville’s own experiences, it explores the fascinating and often harrowing world of a naval fighting ship, the Never...  more ». The ship becomes for Melville a microcosm of America itself; its hierarchy, social divisions, and cruel practices suggest larger injustices, including slavery.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic reproduces the definitive Northwestern-Newberry Edition.
ISBN-13: 9781419193927
ISBN-10: 1419193929
Publication Date: 6/30/2004
Pages: 364
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Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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