by Richard Henry Dana (Author)
Richard Henry Dana dropped out of school and became an ordinary deckhand on the brig Pilgrim. The perilous journey from Boston, begun in 1834, took the ailing yet determined youth past Cape Horn and around the Americas, concluding in the Mexican territory California. This expedition inspired Two Years before the Mast, a first-hand account of "the life of a common sailor" a work that combines history, philosophy, and personal experience.
Number of Pages: 316
Dimensions: 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: December 12, 2008
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Two Years Before the Mast
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 26
