Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 763 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-Jacket 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.) Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sea stories Sailors -- Fiction Naval discipline -- Fiction Flagellation -- Fiction Warships -- Fiction United States -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 909070 2025-07-05T04:44:13.276983 text/html 901151 2025-03-14T08:39:01 text/html 538137 2025-07-05T04:44:26.947962 application/epub+zip 538397 2025-07-05T04:44:16.996007 application/epub+zip 520194 2025-07-05T04:44:15.591957 application/epub+zip 826113 2025-07-05T04:44:34.657391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756666 2025-07-05T04:44:25.987970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726398 2022-09-05T09:36:02.990208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861844 2025-07-05T04:44:11.742995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 842038 2025-03-14T08:39:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17756 2025-07-05T04:44:34.786371 application/rdf+xml 16075 2025-07-05T04:44:16.111992 image/jpeg 3633 2025-07-05T04:44:15.851978 image/jpeg 431296 2025-07-05T04:44:13.346994 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia