Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana

Original title: Two years before the mast

first published 1840 CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015 346 pages

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*Two Years before the Mast* is but an episode in the life of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., yet the narrative in which he details the experiences of that period is, perhaps, his chief claim to a wide remembrance. His services in fields other than literary occupied the greater part of his life. Dana was a well known and respected lawyer, a stalwart abolitionist, and an advocate for the rights of common sailors. He and his...

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Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2025 · Cor Jesu Press · 9781963696394
Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2023 · Standard Ebooks · 9781606801949
Two Years Before the Mast. a Personal Narrative edition · 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781015464117
Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2022 · Naxos and Blackstone Publishing · 9798212029322
Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781015516373
Two Years Before the Mast. a Personal Narrative edition · 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781015468993
Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2022 · Independently Published · 9798849342559
Two Years Before the Mast. a Personal Narrative of Life at Sea edition · 2021 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781013551864
Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2021 · Independently Published · 9798720365448
Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2021 · Independently Published · 9798704392637
Complete Two Years Before the Mast edition · 2021 · MiraVista Press · 9781956221305
Two Years Before the Mast : (Annotated Edition) edition · 2021 · Independently Published · 104 pages · 9798743462421

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