Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 388 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Geoff Palmer "White-Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War" by Herman Melville is a semi-autobiographical narrative written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences as an ordinary seaman aboard a U.S. Navy frigate during a cruise that includes perilous journeys and humorous interactions among the crew. The main character, referred to as White-Jacket, provides insight into naval life, camaraderie, and the unique challenges faced by sailors at that time. The opening of the narrative introduces the protagonist and his peculiar invention of a white jacket, which he creates out of necessity during their stay in Callao, Peru, before heading toward Cape Horn. As he reflects on the impracticality of the jacket during harsh weather, he also sets the tone for his humorous and often critical observations about ship life. White-Jacket humorously documents the various divisions of the ship’s crew, the duties assigned to each, and his interactions with notable figures like Jack Chase, a beloved and skilled sailor. Through this lens, the reader is invited into the chaotic yet vibrant world of life at sea, filled with camaraderie, mischief, and unique character dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Sailors -- Fiction Naval discipline -- Fiction Flagellation -- Fiction Warships -- Fiction United States -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 904423 905009 2024-10-05T06:15:38.359229 2023-10-05T06:47:25.715071 text/html text/html 925621 2022-05-28T10:39:01 text/html 539284 2024-10-05T06:15:54.168656 application/epub+zip 542012 2024-10-05T06:15:42.435202 application/epub+zip 523809 2024-10-05T06:15:40.892218 application/epub+zip 827789 2024-10-05T06:16:02.920634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756712 2024-10-05T06:15:53.084658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726398 2022-09-05T09:36:02.990208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861854 861859 2024-10-05T06:15:36.972240 2023-10-05T06:47:24.512037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 861543 2022-05-28T10:40:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20710 2024-10-05T06:16:03.184657 application/rdf+xml 16075 2024-10-05T06:15:41.474192 image/jpeg 3633 2024-10-05T06:15:41.184200 image/jpeg 343752 2022-05-28T10:40:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 351225 2022-05-28T10:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 430853 2024-10-05T06:15:38.437244 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia