ISBN: 9780899664262

This book has probably infected more young men with sea fever than any other volume ever written. In the years after its publication in 1840, however, the book had a less romantic influen… Meer...

This book has probably infected more young men with sea fever than any other volume ever written. In the years after its publication in 1840, however, the book had a less romantic influence: its realistic portrayal of the common sailor's dismal treatment at sea awakened contemporary social conscience and led to maritime reform. Richard Henry Dana (for whom Dana Point in California is named) shipped from Boston as an ordinary seaman on the vessel Pilgrim in 1834. He sailed 'round the This book has probably infected more young men with sea fever than any other volume ever written. In the years after its publication in 1840, however, the book had a less romantic influence: its realistic portrayal of the common sailor's dismal treatment at sea awakened contemporary social conscience and led to maritime reform. Richard Henry Dana (for whom Dana Point in California is named) shipped from Boston as an ordinary seaman on the vessel Pilgrim in 1834. He sailed 'round the Horn to California where he remained for a year, most of the time collecting hides from seaside ranches. Books, Biography & Autobiography~~Historical, Two-Years-Before-the-Mast~~Richard-Henry-Jr-Dana, 1488051, Two Years Before the Mast, Richard Henry Dana, 0899664261, Buccaneer Books, Inc., , , , , Buccaneer Books, Inc.<