Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781974555567)

Melville's continuing adventures in the South SeasFollowing the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo. Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melville's personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.

Author: Herman Melville
ISBN-10: 1974555569
ISBN-13: 9781974555567
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2017
Pages: 484
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.97d