Two Years Before the Mast
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00595VMOE |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 532 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Boles said Wish I had been there too !. This is a great story for nautical buffs, history buffs and adventure fans. This young man takes passage to sail around the horn to go to California in it's days of infancy as a traders destination.I found the personal stories , the information of the early days at the ports of call and the historical description to be exciting and deep in it's descriptive painting of a life long gone but important to the future of the state.I recommend this book.. harborsparrow said engrossing read. In the 18engrossing read In the 1830's, the author (then a sickly Harvard student) shipped as a common sailor on a commercial clipper ship which left Boston to sail to California and back. Although an educated young man, he lived among the uneducated sailors as one of their own, almost completely separate from the officers on board. It is an engrossing read with detailed descriptions of all aspects of life about those old unpowered sailing ships--a difficult life indeed. The cruelty of the captains towards their men was particularly strik. 0's, the author (then a sickly Harvard student) shipped as a common sailor on a commercial clipper ship which left Boston to sail to California and back. Although an educated young man, he lived among the uneducated sailors as one of their own, almost completely separate from the officers on board. It is an engrossing read with detailed descriptions of all aspects of life about those old unpowered sailing ships--a difficult life indeed. The cruelty of the captains towards their men was particularly strik. Tom H Texas said Fascinating look at the life of a common sailor in the 1800's. Two Years Before The Mast is written as a journal that skips over the mundane boring days, to give you a fantastic view into life on a merchant ship plying the West Coast in the 1800s. Written by a common sailor about life on the ship, Two Years was a refreshing change from most books and movies, like Master & Commander, that are written from or about the ship's officers. The duties and daily pattern of life for a common sailor is the base of the book, but the personal relationships between crew members, officers,
Two Years Before the Mast, by Richard J. Dana Jr.