Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea (Penguin Classics) - Softcover
In 1834, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., left the comforts of genteel Boston to endure the hardships and abuses of the most exploited segment of the American working class.
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"Possesses . . . the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
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--Ralph Waldo Emerson
A young man tells of his experiences as a common sailor and provides a realistic portrait of the brutal life of nineteenth-century seamen.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date1982
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- ISBN 13 9780140390087
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