Two Years Before the Mast
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Two Years Before the Mast is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship sta
1911 Houghton Mifflin Edition
California hide trade: droughing (carrying) hides from an Alta California shore to boat, for export
First edition of Two Years Before the Mast, 1840
Facsimile of an original manuscript page of the book (beginning of chapter VI) in Richard Henry Dana's hand
Two Years Before the Mast is a 1946 American historical adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, and Barry Fitzgerald. It is loosely based on Richa
Two Years Before the Mast
…Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946. In the book, which takes place between 1834 and 1836, Dana gives a vivid account of "the life of a common sailor at sea as it…
Two Years Before the Mast Poster
Brian Donlevy, Esther Fernández and Alan Ladd in a promotional picture of the film.