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Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
Author: Richard Henry Dana
Two Years Before the Mast is an unconventional sea tale, for it is based on the author's own experience as a common sailor. While he was an undergraduate at Harvard, Dana was forced by poor health and failing eyesight to interrupt his studies. In 1834 he enlisted in the American merchant service and spent the next two years voyaging around Cap...  more »
ISBN: 32692
Pages: 394
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Publisher: Doubleday Dolphin
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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