Herman Melville
Herman Melville (1819–1891) was born in New York City and went to sea as a young man, including on a whaling voyage to the Pacific. Moby-Dick sold poorly, and he spent many years as a customs inspector in New York.
Herman Melville (1819–1891) was born in New York City and went to sea as a young man, including on a whaling voyage to the Pacific. Moby-Dick sold poorly, and he spent many years as a customs inspector in New York.
