Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea

Richard Henry Dana Jr.

458 pages first pub 1840 (editions)

nonfiction classics history travel reflective slow-paced
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Two Years Before the Mast is a book by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr. written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834.While at Harvard College, Dana had an attack of the measles, which affected his vision. Thinking it might help ...

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Moods

adventurous 69%
informative 69%
challenging 30%
reflective 30%
inspiring 15%
emotional 7%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 7%
sad 7%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 46%

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3.68

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