{"product_id":"9781442938489","title":"Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas","description":"Melville's continuing adventures in the South SeasFollowing the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo. Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melville's personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.","brand":"ReadHowYouWant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140176560368,"sku":"9781442938489","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442938489_p0.jpg?v=1763812411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442938489","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}