Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana

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nonfiction classics history travel reflective slow-paced
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Dana, Jr. had always yearned for the seafaring life so, after an illness, he set off to sea to recover his health. This personal journal of a voyage around Cape Horn from 1834-36 did much to arouse public opinion about the plight of sailors.

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