| Two Years Before the Mast and Twenty-Four Years After: Part 23 Harvard Classics Contributor(s): Dana, R. H. (Author), Eliot, Charles W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1432619624 ISBN-13: 9781432619626 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: A detailed, almost daily, record giving an accurate and authentic narrative of over two years in the life of a common sailor before the mast in the American merchant service of the early 1800s. The book is written in journal fashion in the words of an ordinary sailor on the brig "Pilgrim" on her voyage from Boston, round Cape Horn to the western coast of North America. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Sports & Recreation | Sailing - History | Essays |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" (1.77 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
