Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Two Years Before the Mast
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Richard Henry Dana Jr.
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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 63%
informative 63%
challenging 27%
reflective 27%
relaxing 9%
sad 9%
tense 9%

Pace

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medium 45%

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