Two Years Before the Mast
Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid genuine danger. The result is an astonishing read, replete with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of California before the gold rush. As D. H. Lawrence proclaimed, "Dana's small book is a very great book."
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
카테고리:
년:
2001
출판사:
Random House Publishing Group
언어:
english
ISBN 10:
0307424871
ISBN 13:
9780307424877
파일:
EPUB, 2.62 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2001