Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea [VINTAGE 1947]
Dana, Jr., Richard Henry
Verkäufer Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 20. März 2019
Verkäufer Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 20. März 2019
Beschreibung
Fine unread condition multi-color illustrated linen boards with bright gold spine lettering within a black block border. Includes Preliminary Page Quote from Coleridge's Wallenstein; Introduction by William McFee; and The Author's Preface dated July, 1840. Illustrated with color engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller. First Edition thus. "A true American classic adventure book, Two Years Before the Mast is the true story written by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. about his time at sea as a common sailor. Born into a wealth New England family in 1815, Dana had a youthful love of adventure. After suffering a severe attack of measles while studying in Harvard he joined the brig, Pilgrim, bound for the California coast, a trip that would last two years. Join Dana as he departs Massachusetts with a crazed captain and sails south round Cape Horn in South America through the icy waters of Chile towards California. Dana shares something ne on every page: whale songs and icebergs, smashing storns, the captain's violent discipline, the total silence of the sea at night. A true American Sailing Adventure Classic!" - from amazon dot com. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006473
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal ...
Verlag: The Heritage Press, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1947
Einband: Hardcover
Illustrator: Mueller, Hans Alexander
Zustand: Fine
Auflage: 1st Edition
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