Two Years Before the Mast
A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
$42.93
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2001
Summary
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 Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid genuine danger. The result is an astonishing read, replete with vivid descriptions of sto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375757945 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375757945 |
| Author: | Richard Henry Dana, Gary Kinder |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 130mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“Possesses … the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Possesses … the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
About The Author
Richard Henry Dana
Gary Kinder is the author of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea. He lives in Seattle.
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