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White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war / Herman Melville

By:

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Quality Paperback Book Club , 1996, c1850Description: 504 p. ; 21 cmSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Sea stories

DDC classification:

FIC MEL

LOC classification:

PS2384 .W5 2000

Summary: Herman Melville drew upon his own experiences serving on a U.S. Navy frigate in writing it. Yet while it is true that the book can be read as an involving account of life aboards the U.S.S. Neversink and the adventures that befall its officers and crew, there is something more here than a hearty tale of the sea.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC MEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		049266

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Herman Melville drew upon his own experiences serving on a U.S. Navy frigate in writing it. Yet while it is true that the book can be read as an involving account of life aboards the U.S.S. Neversink and the adventures that befall its officers and crew, there is something more here than a hearty tale of the sea.

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