99 Cent Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile ( bachelor, boy, potter, clay modeller, son, prince, potter, turner, thrower, deportation, relegation, Exile, extrusion, transportation )

Fictionalized story of an American who fought in the War of Independence and of his subsequent struggles for survival, by Herman Melville. Published serially in 1854-55 in Putnam's Monthly Magazine and in 1855 in book form, this short picaresque novel was based on a historical Israel Potter, whose autobiographical narrative Melville had read. Israel Potter lived a life of adventure, serving bravely as a regular soldier in the American Revolution. Later, he served under John Paul Jones in the new…