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

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Based on 60 Ratings and 60 Reviews

Book Description
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 g... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingPaperback (161 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages544
ISBN-100375757945
ISBN-13978-0375757945
Publication Date10/09/2001
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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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About Gary Kinder (Introduction) : Gary Kinder is credited in . Published credits of Gary Kinder include Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea (Modern Library Classics), Klondike Tales (Modern Library Classics)... more
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