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Two Years Before the Mast — Richard Henry Dana

Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 351 pages

Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s memoir of a common sailor's merchant voyage from Boston to California in the 1830s. It describes the hard routines, hierarchy and hazards aboard a sailing ship and offers a rare view of Mexican California. Worth hearing for its plain, vivid prose and historical detail.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
  2. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
  3. TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AFTER

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