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White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War

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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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Chapters

Chapter 1
I - Preface and The Jacket
07:02
Chapter 2
II - Homeward Bound
04:53
Chapter 3
III - A Glance At The Principal Divisions, Into Which A Man-of-War's Crew Is Divided
13:46
Chapter 4
IV - Jack Chase
13:29
Chapter 5
V - Jack Chase on a Spanish Quarter-Deck; <br />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
30:30
Chapter 6
VII - Breakfast, Dinner, And Supper
07:36
Chapter 7
VIII - Selvagee Contrasted With Mad-Jack
11:32
Chapter 8
IX - Of The Pockets That Were In The Jacket; <br />X - From Pockets To Pickpockets
11:37
Chapter 9
XI - The Pursuit of Poetry Under Difficulties
11:39
Chapter 10
XII - The Good or Bad Temper of Men-of-War's Men, In a Great Degree, Attributable to Their Particular Stations and Duties Aboard Ship
15:03
Chapter 11
XIII - A Man-of-War Hermit In A Mob
07:54
Chapter 12
XIV - A Draught In A Man-of-War;<br /> XV - A Salt-Junk Club In A Man-of-War, With A Notice To Quit
29:35
Chapter 13
XVI - General Training In A Man-of-War
20:04
Chapter 14
XVII - Away! Second, Third, and Fourth Cutters, Away!
07:30
Chapter 15
XVIII - A Man-of-War Full As A Nut
04:03
Chapter 16
XIX - The Jacket Aloft
08:52
Chapter 17
XX - How They Sleep In A Man of War
06:59
Chapter 18
XXI - One Reason Why Men-of-War's Men Are, Generally, Short-Lived
08:24
Chapter 19
XXII - Wash-Day And House-Cleaning In A Man-Of-War
11:27
Chapter 20
XXIII - Theatricals In A Man-of-War
17:58
Chapter 21
XXIV - Introductory To Cape Horn
10:43
Chapter 22
XXV - The Dog-Days Off Cape Horn
10:53
Chapter 23
XXVI - The Pitch of the Cape
16:20
Chapter 24
XXVII - Some Thoughts Growing Out Of Mad Jack's Countermanding His Superior's Order
13:28
Chapter 25
XVIII - Edging Away
09:09
Chapter 26
XXIX - The Night-Watches
09:27
Chapter 27
XXX - A Peep Through a Port-Hole at the Subterranean Parts of a Man-of-War
09:28
Chapter 28
XXXI - The Gunner Under Hatches
11:16
Chapter 29
XXXII - A Dish of Dunderfunk
05:52
Chapter 30
XXXIII - A Flogging
13:27
Chapter 31
XXXIV - Some of the Evil Effects of Flogging
11:25
Chapter 32
XXXV - Flogging Not Lawful
11:41
Chapter 33
XXXVI - Flogging Not Necessary
13:38
Chapter 34
XXXVII - Some Superior Old "London Dock" From the Wine-Coolers of Neptune
06:05
Chapter 35
XXXVIII - The Chaplain and Chapel In A Man-of-War
10:49
Chapter 36
XXXIX - The Frigate In Harbour.--The Boats.--Grand State Reception of The Commodore
15:05
Chapter 37
XL - Some of the Ceremonies in a Man-of-War Unnecessary and Injurious
04:26
Chapter 38
XLI - A Man-of-War Library
06:55
Chapter 39
XLII - Killing Time In A Man-of-War In Harbour
17:54
Chapter 40
XLIII - Smuggling In A Man-of-War
15:24
Chapter 41
XLIV - A Knave In Office In A Man-of-War
27:10
Chapter 42
XLV - Publishing Poetry In A Man-of-War
04:23
Chapter 43
XLVI - The Commodore on the Poop, And One of 'The People" Under the Hands of the Surgeon
13:20
Chapter 44
XLVII - An Auction In A Man-of-War
16:51
Chapter 45
XLVIII - Purser, Purser's Steward, And Postmaster In A Man-of-War
08:11
Chapter 46
XLIX - Rumors Of A War, And How They Were Received By The Population Of The Neversink
06:57
Chapter 47
L - The Bay of All Beauties
08:08
Chapter 48
LI - One of "The People" Has An Audience With The Commodore And The Captain On The Quarter-Deck
07:58
Chapter 49
LII - Something Concerning Midshipmen
14:25
Chapter 50
LIII - Seafaring Persons Peculiarly Subject To Being Under The Weather.--The Effects Of This Upon A Man-Of-War Captain
07:18
Chapter 51
LIV - The People Are Given "Liberty"
13:36
Chapter 52
LV - Midshipmen Entering The Navy Early
05:56
Chapter 53
LVI - A Shore Emperor On Board A Man-Of-War
12:14
Chapter 54
LVII - The Emperor Reviews The People At Quarters
06:02
Chapter 55
LVIII - A Quarter-Deck Officer Before The Mast
04:42
Chapter 56
LIX - A Man-Of-War Button Divides Two Brothers
08:33
Chapter 57
LX - A Man-Of-War's-Man Shot At
04:50
Chapter 58
LXI - The Surgeon Of The Fleet
11:40
Chapter 59
LXII - A Consultation Of Man-Of-War Surgeons
07:35
Chapter 60
LXIII - The Operation
28:06
Chapter 61
LXIV - Man-Of-War Trophies
06:24
Chapter 62
LXV - A Man-Of-War Race
14:45
Chapter 63
LXVI - Fun In A Man-Of-War
08:27
Chapter 64
LXVII - White-Jacket Arraigned At The Mast
12:58
Chapter 65
LXVIII - A Man-Of-War Fountain, And Other Things
10:11
Chapter 66
LXIX - Prayers At The Guns
12:22
Chapter 67
LXX - Monthly Muster Round The Capstan
13:24
Chapter 68
LXXI - The Genealogy Of The Articles Of War
07:52
Chapter 69
LXXII - "Herein Are The Good Ordinances Of The Sea, Which Wise Men, Who Voyaged Round The World, Gave To Our Ancestors, And Which Constitute The Books Of The Science Of Good Customs" --The Consulate Of The Sea
16:46
Chapter 70
LXXIII - Night And Day Gambling In A Man-Of-War
13:11
Chapter 71
LXXIV - The Main-Top At Night
21:50
Chapter 72
LXXV - "Sink, Burn, And Destroy."--Printed Admiralty Orders In Time of War
12:43
Chapter 73
LXXVI - The Chains
09:07
Chapter 74
LXXVII - The Hospital In A Man-Of-War
19:08
Chapter 75
LXXVIII - Dismal Times In The Mess
06:13
Chapter 76
LXXIX - How Man-Of-War's Men Die At Sea
08:35
Chapter 77
LXXX - The Last Stitch
07:52
Chapter 78
LXXXI - How They Bury A Man-Of-War's Man At Sea
02:49
Chapter 79
LXXXII - What Remains Of A Man-Of-War's Man After His Burial At Sea
03:15
Chapter 80
LXXXIII - A Man-Of-War College
13:01
Chapter 81
LXXXIV - Man-Of-War Barbers
13:58
Chapter 82
LXXXV - The Great Massacre of the Beards
20:51
Chapter 83
LXXXVI - The Rebels Brought To The Mast
05:07
Chapter 84
LXXXVII - Old Ushant At The Gangway
12:36
Chapter 85
LXXXVIII - Flogging Through The Fleet
10:12
Chapter 86
LXXXIX - The Social State In A Man-Of-War
08:26
Chapter 87
XC - The Manning Of Navies
27:08
Chapter 88
XCI - Smoking-Club In A Man-Of-War, With Scenes On The Gun-Deck Drawing Near Home
14:55
Chapter 89
XCII - The Last Of The Jacket
11:35
Chapter 90
XCIII - Cable And Anchor All Clear
07:30
Chapter 91
The End
06:34

White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War

Chapters

I - Preface and The Jacket

II - Homeward Bound

III - A Glance At The Principal Divisions, Into Which A Man-of-War's Crew Is Divided

IV - Jack Chase

V - Jack Chase on a Spanish Quarter-Deck; <br />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

VII - Breakfast, Dinner, And Supper

VIII - Selvagee Contrasted With Mad-Jack

IX - Of The Pockets That Were In The Jacket; <br />X - From Pockets To Pickpockets

XI - The Pursuit of Poetry Under Difficulties

XII - The Good or Bad Temper of Men-of-War's Men, In a Great Degree, Attributable to Their Particular Stations and Duties Aboard Ship

XIII - A Man-of-War Hermit In A Mob

XIV - A Draught In A Man-of-War;<br /> XV - A Salt-Junk Club In A Man-of-War, With A Notice To Quit

XVI - General Training In A Man-of-War

XVII - Away! Second, Third, and Fourth Cutters, Away!

XVIII - A Man-of-War Full As A Nut

XIX - The Jacket Aloft

XX - How They Sleep In A Man of War

XXI - One Reason Why Men-of-War's Men Are, Generally, Short-Lived

XXII - Wash-Day And House-Cleaning In A Man-Of-War

XXIII - Theatricals In A Man-of-War

XXIV - Introductory To Cape Horn

XXV - The Dog-Days Off Cape Horn

XXVI - The Pitch of the Cape

XXVII - Some Thoughts Growing Out Of Mad Jack's Countermanding His Superior's Order

XVIII - Edging Away

XXIX - The Night-Watches

XXX - A Peep Through a Port-Hole at the Subterranean Parts of a Man-of-War

XXXI - The Gunner Under Hatches

XXXII - A Dish of Dunderfunk

XXXIII - A Flogging

XXXIV - Some of the Evil Effects of Flogging

XXXV - Flogging Not Lawful

XXXVI - Flogging Not Necessary

XXXVII - Some Superior Old "London Dock" From the Wine-Coolers of Neptune

XXXVIII - The Chaplain and Chapel In A Man-of-War

XXXIX - The Frigate In Harbour.--The Boats.--Grand State Reception of The Commodore

XL - Some of the Ceremonies in a Man-of-War Unnecessary and Injurious

XLI - A Man-of-War Library

XLII - Killing Time In A Man-of-War In Harbour

XLIII - Smuggling In A Man-of-War

XLIV - A Knave In Office In A Man-of-War

XLV - Publishing Poetry In A Man-of-War

XLVI - The Commodore on the Poop, And One of 'The People" Under the Hands of the Surgeon

XLVII - An Auction In A Man-of-War

XLVIII - Purser, Purser's Steward, And Postmaster In A Man-of-War

XLIX - Rumors Of A War, And How They Were Received By The Population Of The Neversink

L - The Bay of All Beauties

LI - One of "The People" Has An Audience With The Commodore And The Captain On The Quarter-Deck

LII - Something Concerning Midshipmen

LIII - Seafaring Persons Peculiarly Subject To Being Under The Weather.--The Effects Of This Upon A Man-Of-War Captain

LIV - The People Are Given "Liberty"

LV - Midshipmen Entering The Navy Early

LVI - A Shore Emperor On Board A Man-Of-War

LVII - The Emperor Reviews The People At Quarters

LVIII - A Quarter-Deck Officer Before The Mast

LIX - A Man-Of-War Button Divides Two Brothers

LX - A Man-Of-War's-Man Shot At

LXI - The Surgeon Of The Fleet

LXII - A Consultation Of Man-Of-War Surgeons

LXIII - The Operation

LXIV - Man-Of-War Trophies

LXV - A Man-Of-War Race

LXVI - Fun In A Man-Of-War

LXVII - White-Jacket Arraigned At The Mast

LXVIII - A Man-Of-War Fountain, And Other Things

LXIX - Prayers At The Guns

LXX - Monthly Muster Round The Capstan

LXXI - The Genealogy Of The Articles Of War

LXXII - "Herein Are The Good Ordinances Of The Sea, Which Wise Men, Who Voyaged Round The World, Gave To Our Ancestors, And Which Constitute The Books Of The Science Of Good Customs" --The Consulate Of The Sea

LXXIII - Night And Day Gambling In A Man-Of-War

LXXIV - The Main-Top At Night

LXXV - "Sink, Burn, And Destroy."--Printed Admiralty Orders In Time of War

LXXVI - The Chains

LXXVII - The Hospital In A Man-Of-War

LXXVIII - Dismal Times In The Mess

LXXIX - How Man-Of-War's Men Die At Sea

LXXX - The Last Stitch

LXXXI - How They Bury A Man-Of-War's Man At Sea