One of this author's grandfathers defended Ft. Stanwix in New York, while t
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}