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Two Years Before the Mast : A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
Two Years Before the Mast A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
Author: Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Har...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375757945
ISBN-10: 0375757945
Publication Date: 10/9/2001
Pages: 544
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Publisher: Modern Library
Book Type: Paperback
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Peace-Love-Books avatar reviewed Two Years Before the Mast : A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea on + 3 more book reviews
The book is fascinating, but very long. I had to read it in small sections, but for history buffs, it's a great read.
I'm a big Horatio Hornblower fan, so it was interesting to hear about merchant shipping it the same era. Plus the glossary is very helpful - actually more helpful than the Horatio Companion & biography.


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