Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana Jr. with Anne Spencer

527 pages first pub 1840 (editions)

nonfiction classics history travel reflective slow-paced
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In 1834, a young man, recently of Harvard, signed on as a common seaman aboard the brig "Pilgrim" for the perilous voyage around Cape Horn to California. During the next two years he recorded the singulary joys and incredible hardships of a sailor...

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adventurous 71%
informative 71%
reflective 35%
challenging 28%
inspiring 14%
emotional 7%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 7%
sad 7%
tense 7%

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medium 50%

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