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White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War by Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) LibriVox
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This is a tale based on Melville's experiences aboard the USS United States from 1843 to 1844. It comments on the harsh and brutal realities of service in the US Navy at that time, but beyond this the narrator has created for the reader graphic symbols for class distinction, segregation and slavery aboard this microcosm of the world, the USS Neversink. (Introduction by James K. White)
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III - A Glance At The Principal Divisions, Into Which A Man-of-War's Crew Is Divided
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V - Jack Chase on a Spanish Quarter-Deck; VI - The Quarter-Deck Officers, Warrant Officers, and Berth-Deck Underlings Of A Man-of-War; Where They Live In The Ship; How They Live; Their Social Standing On Shipboard; And What Sort Of Gentlemen They Are
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