Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative (Signet Classics) - Softcover

Dana Jr., Richard Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451531256 ISBN 13: 9780451531254

Verlag: Signet, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Seelye John Dana Jr Richard Henry Davis Wes

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Críticas:

"Possesses . . . the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reseña del editor:

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."

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• Verlag: Signet
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0451531256
• ISBN 13: 9780451531254
• Einband: Libro de bolsillo
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432