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Herman Melville, Mariner and Mystic

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Melville’s Grandfathers40

General Peter Gansevoort

Major Thomas Melville

Allan Melville56

Maria Gansevoort Melville64

In 1820

In 1865

A Page from One of Melville’s Journals104

Throwing the Harpoon136

Sounding136

Sperm Whaling. The Capture160

One of Six Whaling Prints160

“Toby.” Richard Tobias Greene164

In 1846

In 1865

Evangelising Polynesia184

Richard Tobias Greene. In 1885200

First Home of the Protestant Missionaries in Tahiti224

The Fleet of Tahiti224

Elizabeth Shaw Melville272

Arrowhead312

The Fireplace. Arrowhead312

Herman Melville. In 1868352

Melville As Artist368

Melville’s Children376

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