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

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slow 46%

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