Omoo
by Herman Melville
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Chama, New Mexico, United States
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Synopsis
Melvilles continuing adventures in the South Seasnow for the first time in Penguin Classics Following 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 Melvilles 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rabbit Peak Thrift and Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000150
- Title
- Omoo
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Illustrator
- Reynolds Stone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 273
- Keywords
- Herman, melville, omoo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Heritage Press;
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