White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war
Melville, Herman, 1819-18911990
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Based on Melville's own experiences as an ordinary seaman on a man-of-war, this book, first published in 1850, was a success both as a story and as an expose of certain naval practices of which the public was only dimly aware.
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Oxford University Press, 1990.
Collation:
[400]p.
ISBN:
9780192818287 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.3FictionRS
Language:
English
BRN:
1343230
