Two years before the mast : a personal narrative of life at sea / by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
TITLE:
Two years before the mast : a personal narrative of life at sea / by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Publication Date:
1995
Publication Information:
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association,
Physical Description:
405 p. : ill.
Genre:
Summary:
This is Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s account of his life as a common seaman aboard the brig the Pilgrim which set out from Boston on August 14, 1835 destined for California by way of the treacherous Cape Horn. Dana gives an engrossing, detailed account of the workings of the ship, the day-to-day routines of the deck hands, and the brutal shortcomings of inept, tyrannical officers.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780895776310
