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Melville’s White Jacket and the question of justice

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Rick SpilmanApril 16, 2010

In a comment on a prior post, Fiddler’s Green, Redwing mentioned White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War, by Herman Melville. I had never read the novel. I am now doing so and enjoying it very much. (It can … Continue reading →

Posted in Critiques, Seastories | Tagged Abu Ghraib, flogging, Harpers, justice, Melville, Scott Horton, White Jacket
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