[Gutenberg 4277] • Two Years Before the Mast 2
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- Authors
- Dana, Richard Henry
- Tags
- dana , seafaring life , richard henry , adventure , history , classics , voyages and travels , biography , travel , sailors , 1815-1882
- Date
- 1840-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.38 MB
- Lang
- en
How is this book unique?
Unabridged (100% Original content)
Formatted for e-reader
Font adjustments he later became a prominent anti-slavery activist and helped found the Free Soil Party. Dana did not set out to write Two Years Before the Mast as a sea adventure, but to highlight how poorly common sailors were treated on ships. It quickly became a best seller.