In 1834, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., went from Harvard student to common seaman, sailing from California to Cape Horn. This journal survives as one of the most vivid accounts of the relationship between man and sea-and still rings true as a portrayal of man's endurance.
The Seaman's Friend : Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service
Richard Henry Dana
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To Cuba and Back
Richard Henry Dana
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Two Years Before the Mast
Richard Henry Dana
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The Seaman's Friend : Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service
Richard Henry Dana
book
To Cuba and Back
Richard Henry Dana
book