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Whaling Ship Crew List Shows Melville Embarking on the Journey That Inspired …
Slate Magazine (blog) Although he had signed up with the Acushnet's captain Valentine Pease for a journey of four years, Melville deserted on the Marquesas Islands (now French Polynesia) eighteen months into the voyage. 11 of 26 of the Acushnet's crew and officers were to … |
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