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White-Jacket

White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War is the fifth book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1850. The book is based on the author's fourteen months' service in the United States Navy, aboard the frigate USS Neversink (actually USS United States).

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Author
Herman Melville
Genre
Adventure fiction
Followed by
Moby-Dick
Language
English
Media type
Print
Preceded by
Redburn

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White-Jacket and the log of the USS United States

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White-Jacket

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Triples121
Avg. degree1.93
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related to White-Jacket and the log of the USS United States · 37
White-Jacket → As, August, Avery, Battle, But, But Mad Jack, Cape Horn, Chapter, Chase, Englishman John, First, First Captain, Foremost, He, In, Jack Chase, Lantham, Latham, Louis, Lt
related to Characters · 22
White-Jacket → Brazil, British, Chase, Claret, Coffee, Don Pedro II, Emperor, Guinea, He, Jack, LemsfordWilliamsWooloo, Navy, Nord, Norfolk, Polynesian, RevolverOld CombustiblesChaplainCuticle, SurgeonShakingsBland, Tawney, This, Ushant
has impact · 18
White-Jacket → At, Catesby Jones, Hale, He, In, John Wilkes Booth, Jones, Lucy, Melville, Melville's, New Hampshire Senator John, President Abraham Lincoln, President Millard Fillmore, September, The, Thomas, United States Congress, USS United States
related to overview · 16
White-Jacket → American, At, Based, Billy Budd, Bros, Cape Horn, Congress, Due, Harper, He, Melville, Melville's, Navy, The, This, USS United States
related to history · 9
White-Jacket → Brothers, February, Harper, London, March, Melville, New York, Redburn, Richard Bentley
related to References and further reading · 6
White-Jacket → Evanston, Howard, Melville's White-Jacket, Northwestern University Press, The Tailoring, Vincent
related to External links · 4
White-Jacket → Google Books, Internet Archive, LibriVox, Project GutenbergWhite-Jacket
Published · 2
White-Jacket → 1850 (London: Richard Bentley), 1850 (New York: Harper & Brothers)
Author · 1
White-Jacket → Herman Melville
Followed by · 1
White-Jacket → Moby-Dick

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White-JacketAuthorHerman Melville1.00infobox
White-JacketFollowed byMoby-Dick1.00infobox
White-JacketGenreAdventure fiction1.00infobox
White-JacketLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
White-JacketMedia typePrint1.00infobox
White-JacketPreceded byRedburn1.00infobox
White-JacketPublication placeUnited States, England1.00infobox
White-JacketPublished1850 (London: Richard Bentley)1.00infobox
White-JacketPublished1850 (New York: Harper & Brothers)1.00infobox
White-Jackethas impactAt0.60section
White-Jackethas impactNew Hampshire Senator John0.60section
White-Jackethas impactHale0.60section

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