{"product_id":"two-years-before-the-mast-a-personal-narrative-of-life-at-sea-hardcover","title":"Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Henry Dana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo Years Before the Mast\u003c\/em\u003e is Richard Henry Dana, Jr.'s firsthand account of life as a common sailor aboard a merchant ship sailing from Boston to California and back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of nineteen, Dana left Harvard and enlisted as an ordinary seaman in order to restore his health and to experience maritime life directly. What followed was a demanding voyage around Cape Horn to the coast of California, then still part of Mexico. Dana records the routines of shipboard labor, the discipline imposed by officers, the hazards of storms and navigation, and the daily realities faced by sailors in the age of sail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond its vivid descriptions of maritime life, the book is notable for its social awareness. Dana writes with sympathy for the hardships endured by common seamen and offers one of the earliest American critiques of harsh maritime discipline. His observations of California prior to the Gold Rush also provide valuable historical insight into the region's early coastal settlements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely read in the nineteenth century and still studied in courses on American literature and maritime history, \u003cem\u003eTwo Years Before the Mast\u003c\/em\u003e remains a significant document of seafaring life and social reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Years Before the Mast\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43426628337731,"sku":"9781515434726","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/two-years-before-the-mast-a-personal-narrative-of-life-at-sea-hardcover","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}