White jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war
By: Herman Melville
Publisher: Floating Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Auckland]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781775452218
Subjects: Warships; Sailors; FICTION; Naval History; Flagellation; Naval discipline; Fiction; Sea Stories
Other titles: White jacket; World in a man-of-war
Description: Long before penning Moby-Dick, which many regard as the quintessential American novel, author Herman Melville was captivated by life on the open sea. White Jacket adopts a different perspective, focusing on the brutal treatment that many sailors received at the hands of their superiors. In particular, it has been noted that this novel proved to be instrumental in banning the practice of flogging in several branches of the U.S. military.
Notes: "First published in 1850"--P. 2.
Table of contents: title: Title; Contents; Chapter I; title: The Jacket; Chapter II; title: Homeward Bound; Chapter III; title: A Glance at the Principal Divisions, into Which a Man-Of-War's Crew is Divided; Chapter IV; title: Jack Chase; Chapter V; title: Jack Chase on a Spanish Quarter-Deck; Chapter VI; title: The Quarter-Deck Officers, Warrant Officers, and Berth-Deck Underlings of a Man-Of-War; Where They Live in the Ship; How They Live; Their Social Standing on Ship-Board; And What Sort of Gentlemen They Are; Chapter VII; title: Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper; Chapter VIII; title: Selvagee Contrasted with Mad-Jack