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Two Years Before the Mast
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Product Description
General FictionLarge Print EditionAfter a bout with measles, Richard Henry Dana decided to break the tedium of his convalescence with a sea voyage not as a passenger, but as a sailor. On August 14, 1834, the Pilgrim set off from Boston bound for the coast of California. Here is the result a book recognized in the U.S. and England as the most vivid and accurate depiction of sea life at that time. It tells of routine on board the old sailing ships, and presents a pictorial essay of California in the days before the gold rush. Two Years Before the Mast is the voice of the ordinary seaman from one who was there.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1973260 in Books
- Published on: 2001-03
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 488 pages
Editorial Reviews
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The narrative of the author's journey from Boston around the Cape Horn and landing at a port in the western coast of the United States.
From the Back Cover
"Possesses . . . the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
About the Author
Gary Kinder is the author of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea. He lives in Seattle.
