Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition
by Richard Henry Dana; Introduction by Gary Kinder
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I am unwilling to present this narrative to the public without a few words in explanation of my reasons for publishing it.
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Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid genuine danger. The result is an astonishing read, replete with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of California before the gold rush. As D. H. Lawrence proclaimed, "Dana's small book is a very great book."
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- Title Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
- Author Richard Henry Dana; Introduction by Gary Kinder
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 544
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date October 9, 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780375757945 / 0375757945
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
- Reading level 1290
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Library of Congress subjects Voyages and travels, Seafaring life
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001031243
- Dewey Decimal Code 910.45
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