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Two years Before the Mast and twenty four years after
Two years Before the Mast and twenty four years after Author:R. H. Dana Jr. After an attack of measles left his eyes unable to continue his studies for the foreseeable future, a 19th century Harvard student resolved to voyage to California as a common seaman. R.H. Dana returned safe from a trading voyage up the pre-Goldrush California coast. While finishing law school, he your or and soon published his experiences. He p... more »enned one of the most vivid and literate tales of its kind, a unique first hand account of those places and times.« less