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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile is the eighth book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in serial form in Putnam's Monthly magazine between July 1854 and March 1855, and in book form by G. P. Putnam & Co. in March 1855.
- Herman Melville
- 1855
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Israel Potter, fictionalized story by Herman Melville of an American who fought in the War of Independence and of his subsequent struggles for survival. It was published serially in 1854–55 in Putnam’s Monthly Magazine and in 1855 in book form.
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Mar 25, 2008 · Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile (Penguin Classics) Paperback – March 25, 2008. Based on the life of an actual soldier who claimed to have fought at Bunker Hill, Israel Potter is unique among Herman Melville's books: a novel in the guise of a biography.
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- Herman Melville
- $16
- Penguin Classics
Israel Potter starts with Potter's life before the Revolution and leads up to his service in the army. He's captured and sent to England and that's where the action really begins. He begins trying to escape and has amazing adventures, including being used as a spy by Benjamin Franklin.
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Mar 20, 2005 · A historical novel based on the true story of a private soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later became a pirate. Read the full text of this classic adventure story by the author of Moby-Dick.
This edition of Israel Potter, which reproduces the definitive text, includes selections from Potter’s autobiography, Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter, the basis for Melville’s novel.
Nov 7, 2021 · While the real Israel Potter devoted half of his personal history to his years in London following the Revolutionary War, Melville retold these events in a few brief concluding chapters to his own volume, Israel Potter, His Fifty Years of Exile. Melville’s chapters are reproduced from the 1855 first edition to give a comparative view of the ...
