Two Years Before the Mast
An unparalleled account of merchant men at sea in the early 19th centuryThis is a well known book with a familiar title. Its contents are probably less known to many. It is the account of one young man's experiences serving on board a sailing brig-the Penelope-bound for California, between the years1834-36.What makes it exceptional is not that it is the literary effort of a common seamen of the time-though they are rare enough-but that it is quite the opposite. Dana came from a well-established middle class American family whose patriarchs had practised law since early colonial days. Dana too was highly educated and destined-if by tradition r…
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Weitere Autoren: Dana, Richard Henry Jr.
- ISBN: 978-1-84677-749-3
- EAN: 9781846777493
- Produktnummer: 4989768
- Verlag: Leonaur
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 368 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.1 cm 491 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 491
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