Two Years Before The Mast

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Richard Henry Dana Professor of English John Seelye (University of Florida University of Florida, Gainesville University of Florida University of Florida University of Florida, Gainesville)

Two Years Before The Mast

Richard Henry Dana, Professor of English John Seelye (University of Florida University of Florida, Gainesville University of Florida University of Florida University of Florida, Gainesville)

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Signet Classics
18 June 2009

Sailing

Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. 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 danger. The result is an astonishing read, replete with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of California before the gold rush. As D. H. Lawrence proclaimed, ""Dana's small book is a very great book.""

By: Richard Henry Dana
Introduction by: Professor of English John Seelye (University of Florida University of Florida Gainesville University of Florida University of Florida University of Florida Gainesville)
Imprint: Signet Classics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 172mm, Width: 105mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9780451531254
ISBN 10: 0451531256
Pages: 407
Publication Date: 18 June 2009
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Seelye is a graduate research professor of American literature at the University of Florida. He is the author of The True Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain at the Movies, Prophetic Waters- The River in Early American Literature, Beautiful Machine- Rivers and the Early Republic, Memory's Nation- The Place of Plymouth Rock, and War Games- Richard Harding Davis and the New Imperialism. He is also the consulting editor for Penguin Classics in American literature.