White-Jacket: or, The World in a Man-of-War
Sep 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Complete and unabridged, with 57 full-page plates by Philip James de Loutherbourg, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Edvard Munch. A year aboard an American frigate told by a common sailor - the floggings, the surgeon, the food, the class system between decks. Melville had served that year himself, and the book has long been credited with helping Congress abolish flogging in the navy in 1850. This edition binds 57 plates of maritime painting with the text, among them Turner, Aivazovsky and Stanfield, alongside three restored and coloured illustrations.
Complete and unabridged, with 57 full-page plates by Philip James de Loutherbourg, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Edvard Munch. A year aboard an American frigate told by a common sailor - the floggings, the surgeon, the food, the class system between decks. Melville had served that year himse...
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Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American writer born in New York City. He sailed as a whaler and a naval seaman, deserted in the Marquesas, wrote six books in six years and then spent nineteen years as a customs inspector in obscurity. His works include Typee, White-Jacket, Moby-Dick, and Billy Budd.
Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American writer born in New York City. He sailed as a whaler and a naval seaman, deserted in the Marquesas, wrote six books in six years and then spent nineteen years as a customs inspector in obscurity. His works include Typee, White-Jacket, Moby-Dick, and Bill...
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