The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast |
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| Author:
| Dana, Richard Henry
Dana, Richard Henry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57409-319-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Sheridan House, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Two Years Before the Mast is a classic travel narrative which inspired canonical works like Moby Dick and Sailing Alone Around the World. As he follows Richard Henry Dana Jr. (a Harvard dropout-turned-sailor) on his voyages around North America (encountering racial injustices and struggling through the battered life of a foremast crewman), Rod Scher annotates his tale with critiques, tie-ins to today, and little-known facts about both the book and the milieu of...
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Two Years Before the Mast is a classic travel narrative which inspired canonical works like Moby Dick and Sailing Alone Around the World. As he follows Richard Henry Dana Jr. (a Harvard dropout-turned-sailor) on his voyages around North America (encountering racial injustices and struggling through the battered life of a foremast crewman), Rod Scher annotates his tale with critiques, tie-ins to today, and little-known facts about both the book and the milieu of Dana's time.