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Two Years before the Mast A Sailor's Life at Sea Paperback - 2001
by Richard Henry Dana
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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."From the Trade Paperback edition.
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THE 14th of August was the day fixed upon for the sailing of the brig Pilgrim, on her voyage from Boston round Cape Horn to the western coast of North America.
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- Title Two Years before the Mast A Sailor's Life at Sea
- Author Richard Henry Dana
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Adamant Media Corporation
- Date March 29, 2001
- ISBN 9781402179624
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