Herman melville was smart, wise, highly
opinionated, couragous, and a good influence.
Timeline
1819August 1: Herman Melville born in New York City.
1830Family moves to Albany, N.Y.
1832father dies.
1839First proffessional work appears in newspaper.
1840Travels in the midwest and gets the experience to
write The confidence man.
1841Sails to the pacific where he hears the tails of the
killer Mocha Dick.
1842Deserts and lives with the natives of nukuheva. He is
later rescued by the whaler Lucy Anne.
1843Ships for boston aboard the native vessel for the U.S.
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