

Two Years Before the Mast
A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
Author: Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Narrator: Kirby Heyborne
Unabridged: 17 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 12/31/2010
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History, Sports & Recreation, Water Sports, Sailing, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
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Bonus Material
Synopsis
While at Harvard College, Dana had an attack of the measles that affected his vision. Thinking it might help his sight, Dana, rather than going on a Grand Tour as most of his fellow classmates traditionally did (and unable to afford it anyway), and being something of a nonconformist, left Harvard to enlist as a common sailor on a voyage around Cape Horn on the brig Pilgrim. He returned to Massachusetts two years later aboard the Alert (which left California sooner than the Pilgrim).
He kept a diary throughout the voyage, and, after returning, he wrote a book based on his experiences. Recognized as an American classic, Two Years Before the Mast was published the same year that Dana was admitted to the bar.