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Two Years Before the Mast

by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Gary Kinder
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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 storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of California before the gold rush. As D. H. Lawrence proclaimed, "Dana's small book is a very great book."
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Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 19, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9780307424877
  • Release date: August 19, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9780307424877
  • File size: 2739 KB
  • Release date: August 19, 2009

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Military Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.7
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:6

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 storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of California before the gold rush. As D. H. Lawrence proclaimed, "Dana's small book is a very great book."
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Biography & Autobiography History Military Nonfiction