White Jacket or, The World in a Man-of-War
Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Classics, Historical
| Author: | Herman Melville | ISBN: | 1230000282830 |
| Publisher: | Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher | Publication: | November 27, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Herman Melville |
| ISBN: | 1230000282830 |
| Publisher: | Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher |
| Publication: | November 27, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A somewhat underappreciated novel written shortly before Moby-Dick. Though it contains some of Melville's best black humor (particularly the hilarious Surgeon of the Fleet episode), the book is mostly noted for its contribution to the abolition of flogging in the U.S. Navy.
A somewhat underappreciated novel written shortly before Moby-Dick. Though it contains some of Melville's best black humor (particularly the hilarious Surgeon of the Fleet episode), the book is mostly noted for its contribution to the abolition of flogging in the U.S. Navy.
