"A Medium in Which I Seek Relief": Manuscripts of American Sailors 1919-1940Main MenuIntroductionPublication IntroductionTranscriptionsThe SailorsBeginning of PathThe ShipsBeginning of PathContext & AnalysisBeginning of PathSources / CitationsBeginning of PathAnnie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
Dr. John Rocco Comment
12020-04-04T15:33:57-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434331951On Dana Entryplain2020-04-04T15:33:57-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434"Great stuff but your entry could use some longer quotations from TWO YEARS to illustrate the impact of the work. How about the flogging scene? Or anything you think works well—sailor talk passages, work passages, etc. Sorry for bringing up Melville, but do you know the letters he wrote Dana? (Dana was the first person Melville mentioned writing his “Whale book” to in a letter….)
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1media/Richard_Henry_Dana,_Jr_by_Asa_B._Eaton.pngmedia/Richard_Henry_Dana,_Jr_by_Asa_B._Eaton.png2019-10-30T06:17:00-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434Richard Henry Dana: The Godfather54plain2021-08-29T14:26:48-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434