description: Avast there all you Patrick O'Brian fans! Here is a personal narrative of the seaman's life in the age of 1815-1882, and a classic of nautical literature. Dana was a Harvard student recovering from the measles when he decided it would be more interesting to do so at sea as a common sailor. In 1834 he joined a two-year voyage rounding Cape Horn to deliver cargo to California. All the color and detail of daily life at sea as well as descriptions of various ports. Rousing!
language: English
title: Two Years Before the Mast: And Twenty-Four Years After
titlecomplete: Two Years Before the Mast: And Twenty-Four Years After
genres: Biography, American, Adventure, Memoir, Nonfiction, Classics, American History, Travel, Maritime, History
ratings_count: 289
publisher: Narrative Pr