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

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)

Year of Publication: 1850Genres: Nautical & Marine Fiction

Running Time: 17 hours 30 minutes 58 seconds

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