Bibliograph

Two years before the mast, a personal narrative, Richard Henry Dana, Jr. ; with an introduction by John Seelye ; and a new afterword by Wes Davis

Type

Label

Two years before the mast, a personal narrative, Richard Henry Dana, Jr. ; with an introduction by John Seelye ; and a new afterword by Wes Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 409)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Two years before the mast

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

233548261

Responsibility statement

Richard Henry Dana, Jr. ; with an introduction by John Seelye ; and a new afterword by Wes Davis

Series statement

Signet Classic books

Sub title

a personal narrative

Summary

In 1834, Richard Henry Dana went from Harvard student to common seaman, sailing from California to Cape Horn. This journal survives as one of the most vivid accounts of the relationship between man and sea and still rings true as a portrayal of man's endurance

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