A sailor who was not an officer or passenger, but only an ordinary seaman. The project gutenberg etext of two years before the mast, by. Two years before the mast nashville public library. Two years before the mast is a memoir by the american author richard henry dana jr. Dana gives a vivid account of the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is. It contains a rare and detailed account of life on the california coast a decade before the gold rush revolutionized the regions culture and society. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw. First published in 1841, it is one of americas most famous accounts of life at sea.
A personal narrative of life at sea adobe epub ebook, open epub ebook, kindle book, overdrive read. This is a true life adventure of two years of the life of an american sailor in the 1830s. Provided to youtube by naxos of america a sailors life ian giles sea shanties. Two years before the mast 1911 is based on the diary dana kept while at sea. He was well educated in his youth and had started college before going to sea as an ordinary sailor. Two years before the mast is a captivating account of richard henry dana, jr. Eventually she hears that he has drowned and mourns him. Two years before the mast is the first person narrative of a young man serving on a sailing ship in the 1830s. Two years before the mast is a memoir by the american author richard henry dana, jr. Intended as an account of the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is, two years before. Two years before the mast free pdf, chm, epub, txt. He describes the lives of sailors in the ports and their work of hidecuring on the.
Two years before the mast, free pdf, ebook global grey. The equipping and handling of vessels under sail or steam. Two years before the mast were but an episode in the life of richard henry dana. Two years before the mast is but an episode in the life of richard henry dana, jr. Sailing to california from boston around cape horn, two years before the mast is both an adventure and an eloquent account of life at sea in the ea. The long expositions on the technical aspects of navigation under canvas may not be of interest to those without familiarity with maritime life, but his personal narrative of daily life aboard a sailing vessel and the work of the cowhide trade in early california make the book worthwhile.
Two years before the mast is a book by the american author richard henry dana, jr. Laws k12 is an english language folk song which describes the attempt of a young woman to find her lover, a sailor. Two years before the mast is a memoir by the american author richard henry. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946. 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. In the book, which takes place between 1834 and 1836, dana gives a vivid account of the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is.
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