Two Years Before the Mast
A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
$36.92
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
17 December 1981
Summary
In 1834, Richard Henry Dana Jr. left the comforts of Boston for the hardships and abuses of the most exploited segment of the American working class. Dana’s account of his passage around Cape Horn to California, and back, is a remarkable portrait of the seagoing life–the day-to-day routines and conversations, the sailors who manned the ship, the brutality of incompetent officers, and the style of life in the newly emerging coastal towns of California.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140390087 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140390081 |
| Author: | Richard Henry Dana, Thomas Philbrick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 17 December 1981 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 130mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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“Possesses … the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Possesses … the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
About The Author
Richard Henry Dana
Thomas Philbrick is professor emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburgh.
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