Project Gutenberg 2021-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 144 Vidal, Gore 1925 2012 Vidal, Eugene Luther 46004254 Williwaw: A Novel $aUnited States :$bE. P. Dutton & Company, Inc.,$c1946. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williwaw_(novel) Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Williwaw: A Novel" by Gore Vidal is a fiction work written in the mid-20th century. The narrative follows the character of Skipper Evans, a ship's captain, and his crew as they embark on a journey through the harsh and isolating landscapes of the Aleutian Islands during World War II. The book explores themes of personal struggle, camaraderie, and the challenges of leadership amid a backdrop of military life. The opening of the novel sets a somber tone, depicting Evans recovering from a raucous party while grappling with the responsibilities that lie ahead. As he interacts with his crew, including the scrappy second mate Bervick and the stoic Chief Engineer Duval, we gain insight into the frustrations and banter that characterize their daily lives aboard the ship. The complexities of their relationships are quickly introduced, especially in the competitive dynamics surrounding Olga, a woman in the local town. Through the characters’ conversations, Vidal hints at larger conflicts and moments of introspection, setting up a narrative that intertwines life at sea with the emotional currents driving the crew forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015008463427 20200518012950vidal 1946 US Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sea stories War stories Alaska -- Fiction World War, 1939-1945 -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands -- Fiction World War, 1939-1945 -- Alaska -- Fiction Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 365275 2025-07-26T10:26:47.777755 text/html 369528 2024-10-18T16:57:48 text/html 425766 2025-07-26T10:26:53.662692 application/epub+zip 423043 2025-07-26T10:26:48.669746 application/epub+zip 206850 2025-07-26T10:26:48.202751 application/epub+zip 537379 2025-07-26T10:26:57.174687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516888 2025-07-26T10:26:53.216704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302430 2022-09-29T22:59:05.832557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333211 2025-07-26T10:26:46.495731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313265 2024-10-18T16:57:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17950 2025-07-26T10:26:57.325678 application/rdf+xml 19485 2025-07-26T10:26:48.325715 image/jpeg 2245 2025-07-26T10:26:48.262721 image/jpeg 428710 2025-07-26T10:26:47.813718 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