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A sailor who was not an officer or passenger, but only an ordinary seaman. Intended as an account of the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is, two years before. 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 ea. Two years before the mast is a memoir by the american author richard henry dana jr.
Two years before the mast is a memoir by the american author richard henry dana, jr. Two years before the mast is a book by the american author richard henry dana, jr. Two years before the mast is a memoir by the american author richard henry. Two years before the mast 1911 is based on the diary dana kept while at sea. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946. The equipping and handling of vessels under sail or steam. 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. Two years before the mast free pdf, chm, epub, txt. It contains a rare and detailed account of life on the california coast a decade before the gold rush revolutionized the regions culture and society. He describes the lives of sailors in the ports and their work of hidecuring on the. Two years before the mast is a captivating account of richard henry dana, jr.
First published in 1841, it is one of americas most famous accounts of life at sea. Two years before the mast nashville public library. Dana gives a vivid account of the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is. Two years before the mast is but an episode in the life of richard henry dana, jr. He was well educated in his youth and had started college before going to sea as an ordinary sailor. Two years before the mast were but an episode in the life of richard henry dana. The project gutenberg etext of two years before the mast, by. In the book, which takes place between 1834 and 1836, dana gives a vivid account of the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is. Two years before the mast is the true story of richard henry danas voyage aboard the pilgrim on a trip around cape horn during the years 1834 to 1836.
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