White-Jacket - (Mint Editions) by Herman Melville (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>White-Jacket</i> (1850) is an adventure novel by American writer Herman Melville. Based on the author's personal experience as a seaman in the United States Navy--Melville spent fourteen months aboard the USS <i>United States</i>--the novel was both commercially successful and influential for reforming US Naval policy. Following its publication, and aided by advocacy from journalists and politicians, flogging was banned as a punishment in the navy. The novel is seen as a precursor to Melville's masterpiece, <i>Moby-Dick</i> (1851), and is often compared to his posthumous novella <i>Billy Budd</i> (1924).</p> <p>White-Jacket is the name given to the novel's protagonist, a young seaman who embarks on the USS <i>Neversink</i> hoping for brotherhood and adventure. As he grows accustomed to the duties and indignities of naval life, he becomes the target of ire for most of the crew and officers. His jacket, the only one of its kind on board, not only causes him to stand out, but is a source of constant danger--insufficient for the cold weather around Cape Horn, difficult to discern from the color of the <i>Neversink's</i> sails, the jacket both defines and dooms the novel's hero. Praised for its adventurous narrative and political message, <i>White-Jacket</i> was a critical and commercial success for Melville, enabling him to compose and publish <i>Moby-Dick</i>, an ambitious and complex novel now recognized as among the greatest works of American literature.</p> <p>With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Herman Melville's <i>White-Jacket</i> is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>A young seaman sets sail for the first time on a frigate bound for the Pacific. Along the way, he is constantly ridiculed for his lack of experience and relative innocence, and finds, in the place of brotherhood and adventure, a life of danger and a spirit of terrible hatred. <i>White-Jacket</i> is a novel by American literary icon Herman Melville.</p>
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