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Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana Jr.

This classic memoir recounts Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s arduous 1830s voyage as a common sailor from Boston to California. It offers an authentic, vivid portrayal of harsh maritime life and the nascent American West.

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