Jack London 
The Mutiny of the Elsinore [EPUB ebook] 
Classic Sea Story

After the death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator develops as a strong character, rather as in The Sea-Wolf. It also includes some strong right views which were part of London's complex world-view.The novel is partially based on London's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912.The character "De Casseres, " who espouses nihilistic viewpoints similar to the ideas of French philosopher Jules de Gaultier, is based on London's real-life friend and journalist Benjamin De Casseres.