Richard Henry Dana 
Two Years Before the Mast [EPUB ebook] 

‚Two Years Before the Mast‘ is the true story of Richard Henry Dana’s voyage aboard the ‚Pilgrim‘ on a trip around Cape Horn during the years 1834 to 1836. Intended as an account of ‚the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is‘, ‚Two Years Before the Mast‘ details a voyage from Boston to San Francisco to trade goods from the east for cow hides. ‚Two Years Before the Mast‘ is a classic depiction of maritime life in the 19th century. Included in this edition is the appendix, ‚Twenty-Four Years After‘ written and added by the author in 1869.