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Herman Melville: A Biography
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ABOUT THE BOOK
After being employed at a variety of odd jobs, none of which provided any lucrative or meaningful work, Herman Melville boarded the whaling ship, Acushnet, in 1841. The ship sailed out of Fairhaven, Massachusetts and headed for the Pacific Ocean by way of Cape Horn. This voyage initiated what would become a “four year adventure that drew the young artist outside the boundaries of Western ‘civilization’ and thrust him into direct interaction with radically different cultures.”...
After being employed at a variety of odd jobs, none of which provided any lucrative or meaningful work, Herman Melville boarded the whaling ship, Acushnet, in 1841. The ship sailed out of Fairhaven, Massachusetts and headed for the Pacific Ocean by way of Cape Horn. This voyage initiated what would become a “four year adventure that drew the young artist outside the boundaries of Western ‘civilization’ and thrust him into direct interaction with radically different cultures.”...