Two Years Before the Mast by Richard H. Dana

Two Years Before the Mast by Richard H. Dana

by Richard H. Dana
Two Years Before the Mast by Richard H. Dana

Two Years Before the Mast by Richard H. Dana

by Richard H. Dana

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Overview

Sailing to California from Boston around Cape Horn, TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST is both an adventure and an eloquent account of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he escapes the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for the arduous voyage. The result is an astonishing book, filled with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013834545
Publisher: Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date: 12/11/2011
Series: Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815-1882) was an American lawyer and politician from an old and wealthy New England family. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dana was educated by Henry David Thoreau. Rather than going on a grand tour of Europe, as was customary with young men from Dana's social class, he enlisted as a merchant seaman. His memoirs became the basis for TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST. For much of his life, Dana's writings showed a particular concern for the downtrodden, including sailors and slaves.
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