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Publishing History

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Subjects
Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Great britain, fiction, Ahab, captain (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Fiction, historical, Naval History, History, Fiction, war & military, Sea stories, Ship captains, Fiction, science fiction, general, Large type books, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), United states, fiction, Seafaring life, Pirates, Fiction, general, Fiction, thrillers, general
Places
Great Britain, United States, France, Caribbean Area, England, Australia, North Africa, Pacific Ocean, New York, Arctic regions, Oceania, Wall Street, Maine, Massachusetts, Pacific Area, Alaska, Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Florida, India
People
Richard Bolitho (Fictitious character), Billy Budd, Edward Fairfax Vere, John Claggart, Bartleby, Benito Cereno, Cicero, Ginger Nut, Herman Melville (1819-1891), John Jacob Astor
Times
19th century, 18th century, 20th century, 17th century, Charles II, 1660-1685, 1800-1815, 1783-1865, 1800-1837, Tripolitan War, 1801-1805, 1793

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Herman Melville, 100 books
Jack London, 68 books
Jack London, 49 books
Julian Stockwin, 46 books
Jules Verne, 35 books
Dewey Lambdin, 27 books
Richard Woodman, 22 books
Douglas Reeman, 22 books
Herman Melville, 17 books
David Donachie, 16 books
David Poyer, 14 books
Robert Louis Stevenson, 13 books
Stephanie Laurens, 13 books
Jules Vern, 12 books
Robert N. Macomber, 11 books
Peter B. Kyne, 10 books
Peter Tonkin, 10 books
Herman Melville, 10 books
Jules Vern, 9 books
Harry Collingwood, 9 books
Frederick Marryat, 8 books
Rudyard Kipling, 7 books
Robert Stevenson, 7 books
James Fenimore Cooper, 7 books
C. S. Forester, 6 books