White Jacket Or The World on a Man-of-War

by Herman Melville

Language: English

Published: 1850-01-01. 141,650 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Adventure

Content Rating: Older than 17

A lone sailor aboard a massive warship navigates rigid discipline, bruising labor, and the tangled tempers of officers and crew. As storms, punishment, and strange rituals test his resolve, he observes the floating world’s injustice and camaraderie, uncovering how life at sea can forge courage while grinding a man dangerously close to breaking.