Java Head (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Hergesheimer
- First Published: 1919
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: The 1840’s
- Setting: Salem, Massachusetts
- Principal Characters: Jeremy Ammidon, Gerrit Ammidon, William Ammidon, Rhoda Ammidon, Taou Yuen, Nettie Vollar, Edward Dunsack
- Genres: Long fiction, Regional fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, Nineteenth century, Marriage, New England, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Sailing or sailors, China or Chinese people, Shipping
- Locales: Salem, MA
The Novel
Java Head is a historical novel, set in the 1840’s, about Salem, Massachusetts, shipowners who had grown wealthy from trade with the Far East, especially China. The novel consists of ten chapters, reflecting the viewpoints of nine different characters. As a result of these changing perspectives, Java Head is a complex novel based on a fairly simple plotline.
At the beginning of Java Head, the primary concern of the wealthy Ammidon family is that Gerrit Ammidon’s ship, the Nautilus, is months overdue. There are, however, tensions...
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