Two Years Before The Mast: A Personal Narrative Of Life At Sea (TheWorld's Best Readinng)

Richard Henry Dana Jr.

ISBN 10: 0895776316 / ISBN 13: 9780895776310

Published by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1995

About this Item

This is a deluxe edition published by Reader's Digest from a series of collectable editions of modern day classics. The complete text is present. Color plates and illustrations. The quality of construction sets this book apart from the normal expectations. Illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. Afterword by Thomas Fleming. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine gilt. The pages and decorative endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. Promotional material laid in.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two Years Before The Mast: A Personal Narrative Of Life At Sea (TheWorld's Best Readinng)
• Publisher: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0895776316
• ISBN 13: 9780895776310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: E. Boyd Smith
• Condition: Collectible; Fine

About this title

Synopsis

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.

From the Inside Flap

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."