Two Years Before the Mast - (Penguin Classics) by Richard Henry Dana (Paperback)
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Highlights
- In 1834, Richard Henry Dana Jr. left the comforts of Boston for the hardships and abuses of the most exploited segment of the American working class.
- About the Author: Thomas Philbrick is professor emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburgh.
- 576 Pages
- Travel, Essays & Travelogues
- Series Name: Penguin Classics
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About the Book
"Twenty-four years after" included as appendix.Book Synopsis
In 1834, Richard Henry Dana Jr. left the comforts of Boston for the hardships and abuses of the most exploited segment of the American working class. Dana's account of his passage around Cape Horn to California, and back, is a remarkable portrait of the seagoing life: the day-to-day routines and conversations, the sailors who manned the ship, the brutality of incompetent officers, and the style of life in the newly emerging coastal towns of California. As Thomas Philbrick discusses in his introduction, the public's sympathy for the plight of mariners, which was aroused by the book, eventually faded, but Two Years Before the Mast forever changed readers' romanticized perceptions of life at sea and inaugurated a lasting tradition of realism and concern for human values.Review Quotes
"Possesses . . . the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
About the Author
Thomas Philbrick is professor emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburgh.Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 576
Genre: Travel
Sub-Genre: Essays & Travelogues
Series Title: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Henry Dana
Language: English
Street Date: December 17, 1981
TCIN: 79253318
UPC: 9780140390087
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-7826
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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