Two years before the mastchapter xxiii wikisource, the. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Twenty years before the mast was published in 1896 towards the end of erskines life. Dec 22, 2008 two years before the mast is a book by the american author richard henry dana, jr. Two years before the mast were but an episode in the life of richard henry dana. The book was a great favorite with the jack tar of danas day, and two thousand copies are said to have been sold to liverpool sailors in a single day. Aug 26, 2016 while there are many books upon the subject of sea life, there are few that can compare with two years before the mast. The project gutenberg etext of two years before the mast, by.
A personal narrative of life at sea modern library classics dana jr. Twenty years before the mast or life in the forecastle. Download a voice from the ocean pdf books pdfbooks. While at harvard college, dana had an attack of the measles that affected his vision. This is a true life adventure of two years of the life of an american sailor in the 1830s. The two years before the mast tells the story of henry dana s two years as a sailor during a journey from the america east coast to the distant land of california via cape horn. He was well educated in his youth and had started college before going to sea as an ordinary sailor. Two years before the mast audiobook by richard henry dana. While there are many books upon the subject of sea life, there are few that can compare with two years before the mast. This elibron classics book is a reprint of a 1853 edition by g. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The book was a great favorite with the jack tar of danas day. Two years before the mast is a remarkable book, part travelogue and part seafaring adventure. A personal narrative of life at sea, richard henry dana, jr.
It contains a rare and detailed account of life on the california coast a decade before the gold rush revolutionized the regions culture and society. With an introduction and notes by homer eaton keyes, b. Doc two years before the mast a sailors life at sea richard. The lure of the sea is reflected in our neverending fascination with the lives of sailors, and there is no more authentic voice from the forecastle than richard h. Jan 22, 2016 before leaving this description, however, i would state, in order to show landsmen how little they know of the nature of a ship, that a shipcarpenter is kept in constant employ during good weather on board vessels which are in, what is called, perfect sea order. After i read,two years before the mast, the first time i was impressed by the trials and tribulations of the life of a sailor before the mast.
Two years before the mast is the first person narrative of a young man serving on a sailing ship in the 1830s. Two years before the mastchapter iii wikisource, the free. Jan 22, 2016 then came two americans one of whom had been a dissipated young man of property and family, and was reduced to duck trowsers and monthly wages, a german, an english lad, named ben, who belonged on the mizen topsail yard with me, and was a good sailor for his years, and two boston boys just from the public schools. Two years before the mast by richard henry dana full text. Two years before the mast pdf download full download pdf. This is a breathtaking true story of adventure on the high seas. Two years before the mast is a book by the american author richard henry dana, jr. He describes the lives of sailors in the ports and their work of hidecuring on the beaches, and he gives close attention to the daily life of. Drawing from his journals, two years before the mast gives a vivid and detailed account, shrewdly observed and beautifully described, of a common sailors wretched treatment at sea, and of a way of life virtually unknown at that time. Crackling with realism, it remains one of the most eloquent and insightful depictions of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. This is a true life adventure of two years of the life of an american sailor in the 1830 s.
Dana was a fantastic writer, the book is hard to put down. It contains a rare and detailed account of life on the california coast a decade before the gold rush revolutionized the region s culture and society. 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. First published in 1841, it is one of americas most famous accounts of life at sea. Two years before the mast by richard henry dana, jr. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. In his classic memoir, two years before the mast, dana remembers the. Sailing to california from boston around cape horn, two years before the mast is both an adventure and an eloquent account of life at sea in the ea. I feel this accounts for a particularly well written and thoughtful account. Two years before the mast by richard henry dana abebooks. Two years before the mast by richard henry dana the 976th.
Two years before the mast richard henry dana audiobook. Two years before the mast by richard henry dana overdrive. Two years before the mast by richard henry dana its easy to link to paragraphs in the full text archive if this page contains some material that you want to link to but you dont want your visitors to have to scroll down the whole page just hover your mouse over the relevent paragraph and click the bookmark icon that appears to the left of it. Two years before the mast 1911 is based on the diary dana kept while at sea. Mar 29, 2001 two years before the mast is the first person narrative of a young man serving on a sailing ship in the 1830s. Two of my favorite books, two years before the mast.
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Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. While attending harvard in the early 1800 s, he became ill, and upon recuperating he decided to sail a bit before continuing his education. Jul 12, 2019 it is the story of a sailor s life from the forecastle, not a captain, nor a passenger, but a regular hand. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946. The book was a great favorite with the jack tar of danas day, and two thousand copies are said to have been sold to. It is the story of a sailor s life from the forecastle, not a captain, nor a passenger, but a regular hand. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Assistant professor of art in dartmouth collegecrowded in the rank and narrow ship,housed on the wild sea with wild usages,whateer in the inland dales the land conceals. Erskines book is a fascinating firsthand account of exploration and maritime life aboard a tall ship. Click download or read online button to get twenty years before the mast or life in the forecastle book now. Two years before the mast two years before the mast audiobook, by richard henry dana.
Two years before the mast is a memoir by the american author richard henry dana, jr. While an undergraduate at harvard college, dana had an attack of the. While at harvard college, dana had an attack of the measles which affected his vision. Tracing an aweinspiring oceanic route from boston, arou. I have just finished it for second time and am still impressed by a life of two years before the mast.
You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Twenty years before the mast by charles erskine nook book. Largetype books, pilgrim brig, sailors, seafaring life, specimens, travel, viajes, vie en. Phillips, a keen sailor, was outdoors editor of the washington post for 30 years. A sailors life at sea 1840 by richard henry dana jr. Richard henry dana referred to this book as a voice from the sea. His services in fields other than literary occupied the greater part of his life. It is the story of a sailors life from the forecastle, not a captain, nor a passenger, but a regular hand. Dana, a law student turned sailor for health reasons, sailed in 1834 on the. 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 a. This is a breathtaking true story of adventure on the high. Two years before the mast a personal narrative of life at sea. Originally written to expose the real life of a common sailor at sea, dana s two years before the mast quickly became an american classic of maritime adventure. Sailing to california from boston around cape horn, two years before the mast is both an adventure and an eloquent account of life at sea in the early nineteenth century.
Drawing from his journals, two years before the mast gives a vivid and detailed account, shrewdly observed and beautifully described, of a common sailor s wretched treatment at sea, and of a way of life virtually unknown at that time. Download twenty years before the mast or life in the forecastle or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Librivox recording of two years before the mast, by richard henry dana, jr. Two years before the mast is but an episode in the life of richard henry dana, jr. Pdf two years before the mast download ebook for free. While at harvard college, dana had an attack of the measles.
A sailors life at sea know there are many men who, when a few cases of great hardship occur, and it is evident that there is an evil somewhere, think that some arrangement must be made, some law passed, or some society got up, to set all right at once. Jun 05, 2007 let me start out by stating that dana was a born story teller. First published in 1841, it is one of america s most famous accounts of life at sea. Even those who havent the faintest idea what reefing topsail is, or which is starboard and which larboard, will find it an engaging story of an era long past told in simple. Influencing such authors as conrad and melville, it has become a maritime classic that has inflicted legions of men with a passion for the sea. Dana gives a vivid account of the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is. A great look at what life was really like on the merchant sailing ships of the first half of the 19th century, two years before the mast is also part suspense yarn, with the heros return to his native land in serious doubt due to events beyond his control.