Melville, Herman,  1819-1891 <br/><br/>
Redburn. His First Voyage :  Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redburn  Release date is 2005-05-01 
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<br/><br/> "Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1849. It follows young Wellingborough Redburn, a gentleman's son who signs onto a merchant ship bound for Liverpool. Expecting respect, he instead faces brutal treatment as the lowest-ranking sailor aboard. He encounters tyrannical crewmates, witnesses devastating poverty in Liverpool's streets, and befriends a mysterious dandy whose secrets unfold during their return voyage. The novel chronicles a youth's harsh awakening to life's cruelties at sea and ashore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Sea stories Autobiographical fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Americans -- England -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction Seafaring life -- Fiction Merchant mariners -- Fiction Liverpool (England) -- Fiction 
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