One of this author's grandfathers defended Ft. Stanwix in New York, while the other participated in the Boston Tea Party. Later novels of his include Israel Potter and The Confidence-Man. He spent much of his life sailing on the Acushnet, which provided the basis for his first novel, Typee, and its 
One of this author's grandfathers defended Ft. Stanwix in New York, while the other participated in the Boston Tea Party. Later novels of his include Israel Potter and The Confidence-Man. He spent much of his life sailing on the Acushnet, which provided the basis for his first novel, Typee, and its follow- ups, Omoo and Billy Budd. For ten points, name the seafaring American author most famous for a novel about Captain Ahab and a big white whale.
One of this author's grandfathers defended Ft. Stanwix in New York, while the other participated in the Boston Tea Party.
Herman {Melville}