01849cam a22003733u 4500 2055 UtSlPG 20260610133053.0 m cr n 260607r2000||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 G Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882 Two Years Before the Mast Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2000 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Years_Before_the_Mast See also PG#4277 with Introduction and afterword by Richard Henry Dana III Release date is 2000-02-01 Produced by Robert E. Brewer. HTML version by Al Haines. "Two Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana Jr. is a memoir published in 1840, recounting his 1834-1836 voyage as a common sailor from Boston to California. Dana vividly chronicles life at sea aboard a merchant brig trading for cow hides along the Mexican California coast. He describes navigating Cape Horn's treacherous winter storms, witnessing brutal floggings by his captain, befriending Hawaiian sailors, and observing early California settlements. This groundbreaking account exposed the harsh realities of maritime life and advocated for seamen's rights. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Seafaring life Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882 Voyages and travels Sailors Keyes, Homer Eaton, 1875-1938 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2055 44162 44162