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Two Years Before The Mast
Two Years Before The Mast
Author: Richard Henry Dana, Jr
This is the true story of Richard Henry Dana's voyage aboard the "Pilgrim" on a trip around Cape Horn during the years 1834 to 1836, originally published in 1837. Intended as an account of "the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is", it details a voyage from Boston to San Francisco to trade goods from the east for cow hides. A classic d...  more »
ISBN: 321313
Publication Date: 1968
Pages: 405
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Publisher: P. F. Collier
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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As a wanna be sailor, I was fascinated by the detail of this book. I cannot ever imagine myself in that situation and know that I would not be able to tolerate it. Our 21st century sensibilities cannot even fathom the hardship that was endured on the voyage. Months without washing my hair? Horrors! I was glad to have the graphics of the boats in the back even though they were a little hard to read. I also had to get out a map of California to see the coastal areas he was referring to.

Just sbsolutely fascinating.
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A powerful story of sailing's joys and hardships in the early 1800s.
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Printed in 1944.
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Note: This edition is abridged.

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