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Two Years Before The Mast
Two Years Before The Mast
Author: Richard Henry Dana
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". He sails from Boston, around Cape Horn, arriving in California when it was a remote Mexican land, and San Diego, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco were not much more than a few sheds. He gives descri...  more »
ISBN: 191062
Publication Date: 1965
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Airmont Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, 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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