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Two Years Before the Mast is an American classic published in 1840. This is the account of Richard Henry Dana’s two-year adventure as a sailor. Throughout his time sailing around Cape Horn on the brig Pilgrim, Dana kept a diary, and on his return to Massachusetts, he wrote this now-loved classic.
While attending Harvard College, Dana was stricken with measles, which would ultimately have a detrimental effect on his eyesight. Instead of going on a Grand Tour of Europe as most young men did in that era, he decided to work as a sailor, believing the open sea would be good for his health. Born in 1815, Richard Henry Dana was an American lawyer and politician who would become best known for being a champion of the common man.
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Narrator killed it for me
- De Michael A en 06-11-21
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Two Years Before the Mast
- De: Richard Henry Dana
- Narrado por: Bernard Mayes
- Duración: 16 h y 30 m
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Richard Henry Dana, a law student turned sailor for health reasons, sailed in 1834 aboard the brig Pilgrim on a voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. 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.
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The Uncommon Common Sailor in the Age of Sail
- De Jefferson en 05-24-13
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Two Years Before the Mast
- De: Richard Henry Dana
- Narrado por: Athur Addison
- Duración: 15 h y 8 m
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This is the true story of a Harvard graduate who forsook his studies for two years of the grueling life of an ordinary seaman. This exciting tale was the first to realistically describe the lives of the roughly treated, poorly paid sailors of the merchant marine.
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Must reading
- De Carole B. Regan en 05-14-17
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Two Years Before the Mast
- De: Richard Henry Dana Jr.
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 17 h
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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 and published in 1840. 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.
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Great Historical Account
- De Matt en 05-26-11
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Two Years Before the Mast
- De: Richard Henry Dana
- Narrado por: Pat Bottino
- Duración: 16 h y 51 m
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Two Years Before the Mast, written by Richard Henry Dana, provides a vivid account of "the life of a common sailor at sea". Dana sails from Boston, around Cape Horn, stopping in several ports along the California coast including San Diego, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco. On the return trip around Cape Horn in the middle of the Antarctic winter Dana describes terrifying storms and incredible beauty, giving vivid descriptions of icebergs and the scurvy that afflicts members of the crew.
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Nautical Mispronunciations
- De E. W. Littlefield, Jr. en 05-08-17
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Two Years Before the Mast
- De: Richard Henry Dana Jr.
- Narrado por: Robert G Slade
- Duración: 17 h y 26 m
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Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana Jr.’s captivating account of life as a common sailor on board a merchant ship in the early 1830s. Dana captures the cruel conditions on board the ship, the injustices of merchant seamen at the hands of brutally unforgiving captains, and the treacherous icy weather at Cape Horn. An iconic maritime memoir said to have influenced Herman Melville, Two Years Before the Mast remains one of America’s greatest and most vivid seafaring tales.
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
- De: Richard H. Dana Jr.
- Narrado por: Hal Saunders
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
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Two Years Before the Mast is an 1840 memoir by the author Richard Henry Dana. A Harvard graduate, he spent the years 1834 to 1836 as a sailor on a merchant ship on a voyage from Boston to California. The journey took them past Cape Horn on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet. Dana provides detailed descriptions of ship life and the technical aspects of sailing. A chapter on California and its inhabitants offers valuable historical insights on the state which was then a foreign land.
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Narrator killed it for me
- De Michael A en 06-11-21
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- Scud
- 05-27-24
Amazing book, just the right narrator
Beautiful and real. I've listened through it once. I'll listen through it again after I've made more of a study of sailing terms.
When they were amongst the sea ice or in the black night of the doldrums I was fully absorbed by Mr. Dana's imagery and prose. When he wrote about ill treatment of sailors or native Hawaiians, I did not detect vapid moralizing even once in in his words. He just dealt with the suffering that he observed.
Mr. McCallion's narration felt spot on to me. I listened to several samples and chose his for what seemed would be a tone that would work for my ear. He was great.
I've bought copies for my children and some friends. Thanks to all who come together to make the sharing of ideas, stories, and lives available to all of us. Thank you.
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- GP914
- 01-30-19
Fantastic first person adventure.
Fascinating historical account! Dana's journey at sea stands in stark contrast to life as we currently live. Really hung on each word. Better than any fiction I've read!
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- Rico
- 10-30-20
Must read for any sailor and Californians
An accurate journal of a Harvard student, sailing 2 years as a sailor, around cape Horn, to California and back, in 1835-1836. Describing the life at sea and on shore for him self and of those whom he encounters.
The Post Scriptum of ~1860 describes the contrast of only 24 years later, and the PPS by the authors son, in 1911 elaborates even further.
I could listen all day to the voice of the narrator. Excellent job, thank you só much!
Best regards; from my little sailboat in the Netherlands, under a cold autumn sky.
Yours sincerely,
Rico van Dijk
Sv.Iona
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- scott m
- 03-12-19
Brilliant
A true classic. Brilliantly written. There were a couple choices of this book, I’m glad I picked this one. The narrator was fantastic, at one point, I was on the boat , fighting bad weather as we braved our way through the ocean, trying not to hit icebergs. This was truly a time when men were men.
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- Damian
- 10-04-18
Not exactly a page turner
One can still see why this is a classic
and still deserving of study and reflection. The lot of the sailor truly was truly terrible and worth the prize of the book alone was the amazing revelation that in 1896 the Supreme Court of the United States – the 13th amendment abolishing slavery not withstanding – continued to hold the contracts of sailors sacrosanct to the point of involuntary servitude. Dana’s writing His sharp and elegant and although the anecdotes of his seafaring career are not scintillating, The view from his historical window reveals a most interesting and worthwhile panorama.
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- Hockey Guy
- 11-24-20
Great story
Intriguing story, detailed and realistic. Ending was abrupt but satisfying. If you have interest in history, sailing or the lives of our ancestors this will be an enjoyable listen. Great narration.
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- G R
- 12-16-21
Intriguing
What an interesting story. The final chapter should be the first. It answered many questions the book presented.
Such a history, I never knew. I love to sail, this was a true sailor.
The stories of California as history was most interesting.
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- Lynn
- 08-09-18
About the narration
Fine narration except that many technical terms (about the ship and boats, predominantly) are pronounced as spelled and not as normally pronounced. If you are at all familiar with their usual use, this may grate on your ear.
Otherwise a thoroughly good narration and a story that remains as interesting now as it was when written about 200 years ago!
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-26-19
Racist and dated and delightful
Read it with an awareness of the ignorance of the age. Be offended and angry about the injustice it upholds and celebrate and be grateful for what it had to teach you.
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- Robin in Alaska
- 01-16-19
Sheer Boredom
I love reading and listening to books about sailing, exploring, whaling, storm wrecks and mis-adventure from this era (1800's). I was looking forward to this book, however it totally lacks any real sense of purpose or interest. It is quite frankly a simple diary with no "high" or "low" points to be discovered. I was deeply disappointed and after several hours of listening finally gave up.
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