Talk:George Pollard Jr.

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Death

At the top it says he died in 1882, but at the bottom of the article it says he died in 1870, which is correct? Anyone know?

Consensus of sources say 1870. Not sure where 1882 comes from. Harry Yelreh (talk) 08:54, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Citations

My name is Heidi Pusey and I am a paid student employee of Rachel Helps (BYU) at the Harold B. Lee Library. This page lacks sufficient in-line citations, so I am going to work on adding more. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out. COI declarations on userpage. Heidi Pusey BYU (talk) 21:47, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to be converting the "rp" citations to "sfn" because of the extent to which I'm relying on a couple of the sources. Heidi Pusey BYU (talk) 22:58, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do, it's much more reader-friendly! Gawaon (talk) 08:29, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Melville section

Hi Heidi Pusey BYU, congratulations on improving this page! The citations look great and the additional information helps add context to Pollard's life and influence on Melville. The second sentence in the Melville section starts, "Melville both bases the novel on the Essex story and retells it in one of the chapters". Does this sentence refer to Moby Dick? Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 18:48, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. That must've gotten lost in the midst of revisions. I've fixed it now. Heidi Pusey BYU (talk) 23:56, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]