Richard Henry Dana Jr.
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Richard Henry Dana Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the classic American memoir Two Years Before the
Dana in 1842
Richard Henry Dana Branch, closed and vacant, May 2008
Pilgrim (brig)
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Pilgrim was an early 19th century American sailing brig. She was immortalized by one of her sailors Richard Henry Dana Jr., who wrote the classic account Two Years Before the Mast about a 1834–1835 vo
Richard Henry Dana Jr.
…Grand Tour of Europe he decided, despite his social standing, to enlist as a merchant seaman. On August 14, 1834, he departed Boston aboard the brig Pilgrim, captained by Frank Thompson, bound for Alta California, at that time still a part of Mexico. This voyage would bring Dana to a number of settlements…
Brig Pilgrim
Brig Pilgrim off Santa Barbara in 1996