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Herman Melville's whaling years
By Heflin, Wilson L. & Edwards, Mary Louise & Heffernan, Thomas J.
- ISBN
- 978-0-82651-382-3
- Publisher
- Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, c2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2004
This meticulous study of the four years Melville spent aboard whaling vessels in the Pacific during the 1840s is the result of Heflin's dissertation at Vanderbilt. Heflin worked on it for most of his life, but his research continued unabated until his death in 1985, and so it remained unpublished. Determined to release Heflin's efforts to the public, Edwards and Heffernan, also Melville scholars, teamed up to do some minor editing and add new reference...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
