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Tables of Contents for White-Jacket
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The Jacket
3
6
Homeward Bound
6
2
A Glance at the principal Divisions into which a Man-of-war's Crew is divided
8
5
Jack Chase
13
4
Jack Chase on a Spanish Quarter-deck
17
3
The Quarter-deck Officers, Warrant Officers, and Berth-deck Underlings of a Man-of-war; where they Live in the Ship; how they Live; their Social Standing on Shipboard; and what sort of Gentlemen they are
20
8
Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper
28
3
Selvagee contrasted with Mad Jack
31
4
Of the Pockets that were in the Jacket
35
3
From Pockets to Pickpockets
38
2
The Pursuit of Poetry under Difficulties
40
4
The Good or Bad Temper of Man-of-war's-men in a great Degree attributable to their Particular Stations and Duties aboard Ship
44
6
A Man-of-war Hermit in a Mob
50
3
A Drought in a Man-of-war
53
4
A Salt-Junk Club in a Man-of-war, with a Notice to Quit
57
7
General Training in a Man-of-war
64
7
Away! Second, Third, and Fourth Cutters, away!
71
3
A Man-of-war Full as a Nut
74
2
The Jacket aloft
76
3
How they Sleep in a Man-of-war
79
3
One Reason why Man-of-war's-men are generally Short-lived
82
3
Wash-day, and House-cleaning in a Man-of-war
85
4
Theatricals in a Man-of-war
89
7
Introductory to Cape Horn
96
4
The Dog-days off Cape Horn
100
4
The Pitch of the Cape
104
6
Some Thoughts growing out of Mad Jack's Countermanding his Superior's Order
110
5
Edging Away
115
4
The Night-watches
119
4
A Peep through a Port-hole at the Subterranean Parts of a Man-of-war
123
4
The Gunner under Hatches
127
4
A Dish of Dunderfunk
131
3
A Flogging
134
5
Some of the Evil Effects of Flogging
139
4
Flogging not Lawful
143
4
Flogging not Necessary
147
5
Some superior old ``London Dock'' from the Wine-coolers of Neptune
152
3
The Chaplain and Chapel in a Man-of-war
155
4
The Frigate in Harbor The Boats Grand State Reception of the Commodore
159
6
Some of the Ceremonies in a Man-of-war unnecessary and injurious
165
2
A Man-of-war Library
167
3
Killing Time in a Man-of-war in Harbor
170
6
Smuggling in a Man-of-war
176
6
A Knave in Office in a Man-of-war
182
9
Publishing Poetry in a Man-of-war
191
2
The Commodore on the Poop, and one of ``the People'' under the Hands of the Surgeon
193
5
An Auction in a Man-of-war
198
6
Purser, Purser's Steward, and Postmaster in a Man-of-war
204
3
Rumors of a War, and how they were received by the Population of the Neversink
207
3
The Bay of all Beauties
210
3
One of ``the People'' has an Audience with the Commodore and the Captain on the Quarter-deck
213
3
Something concerning Midshipmen
216
6
Sea-faring Persons peculiarly subject to being under the Weather The Effects of this upon a Man-of-war Captain
222
3
``The People'' are given ``Liberty''
225
5
Midshipmen entering the Navy early
230
3
A Shore Emperor on board a Man-of-war
233
5
The Emperor Reviews the People at Quarters
238
3
A Quarter-deck Officer before the Mast
241
2
A Man-of-war Button divides two Brothers
243
3
A Man-of-war's-man Shot at
246
2
The Surgeon of the Fleet
248
4
A Consultation of Man-of-war Surgeons
252
3
The Operation
255
10
Man-of-war Trophies
265
3
A Man-of-war Race
268
6
Fun in a Man-of-war
274
3
White-Jacket arraigned at the Mast
277
5
A Man-of-war Fountain, and other Things
282
5
Prayers at the Guns
287
5
Monthly Muster round the Capstan
292
5
The Genealogy of the Articles of War
297
3
``Herein are the good Ordinances of the Sea, which wise Men, who voyaged round the World, gave to our Ancestors, and which constitute the Books of the Science of good Customs''
300
5
Night and Day Gambling in a Man-of-war
305
5
The Main-top at Night
310
7
``Sink, Burn, and Destroy''
317
5
The Chains
322
3
The Hospital in a Man-of-war
325
7
Dismal Times in the Mess
332
3
How Man-of-war's-men Die at Sea
335
3
The Last Stitch
338
3
How they Bury a Man-of-war's-man at Sea
341
2
What remains of a Man-of-war's-man after his Burial at Sea
343
2
A Man-of-war College
345
5
Man-of-war Barbers
350
5
The great Massacre of the Beards
355
7
The Rebels brought to the Mast
362
2
Old Ushant at the Gangway
364
5
Flogging through the Fleet
369
4
The Social State in a Man-of-war
373
4
The Manning of Navies
377
9
Smoking-club in a Man-of-war, with Scenes on the Gun-deck drawing near Home
386
5
The last of the Jacket
391
4
Cable and Anchor all clear
395