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.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	July 20, 2016
ISBN13	9781535378451
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	414
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 22 mm · 548 g
Language	English