| White Jacket Contributor(s): Anderson, Taylor (Author), Melville, Herman (Author) |
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ISBN: 1974132994 ISBN-13: 9781974132997 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 410 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War is the 1850 novel by Herman Melville that was based on his life in the United States Navy aboard the Frigate The USS United States and the stories of other sailors. The novel focuses on a frigate named the USS Neversink and its exploits on the seas. White Jacket became instrumental in abolishing flogging aboard US Navy ships doe to its graphic descriptions. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama. |