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White-Jacket: or, The World in a Man-Of-War

Herman Melville Herman Meville

Narrated by Rob Vlock

Released
March 16, 2022
Length
16 hrs 46 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Spoken Realms
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In "White-Jacket," Herman Melville draws on his experiences aboard the USS United States to explore life on a 19th-century navy ship, blending humor with stark realities. Published just before "Moby-Dick," this novel features vivid characters and dramatic events, and its powerful portrayal of flogging's brutality played a crucial role in the eventual abolition of the practice in the US Navy. Despite being overshadowed by Melville's later works, "White-Jacket" stands as a significant yet under-appreciated classic of American literature.

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