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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea

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Based on 4,045 Ratings and 333 Reviews

Book Description
General FictionLarge Print EditionAfter a bout with measles, Richard Henry Dana decided to break the tedium of his convalescence with a sea voyage not as a passenger, but as a sailor. On August 14, 1834, the Pilgrim set off from Boston bound for the coast of California. Here is the result a book recognized in the U.S. and England as the most vivid and accurate depiction of sea life at that t... More
Book Information
PublisherG. K. Hall & Company
BindingHardcover (161 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages334
ISBN-100783884532
ISBN-13978-0783884530
Publication Date06/1998
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About Richard Henry Dana (Author) : Richard Henry Dana is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Richard Henry Dana include Two Years Before the Mast.
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