false 335397 74 This Elibron Classics book is a reprint of a 1853 edition by G. Routledge & Co., London. 325869 1840 Two Years before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea total:404|5:124|4:165|3:91|2:14|1:10| 404 1591 681 93 4 2 false false Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 20:07:13 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 18:35:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Aug 22 16:19:14 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 08:11:38 -0700 2007 White Jacket was, of course, at least partially inspired by this book, and after...more...]]> 5 1 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 10 20:32:19 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 20:44:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 06:08:09 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 06:14:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 20:06:11 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 20:16:19 -0700 2009
They head around the Cape and spend a few years trad...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Sun Oct 18 19:15:02 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 19:30:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 21:38:57 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 22:04:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 15:08:35 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 15:20:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 24 11:00:59 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 11:01:33 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Aug 25 06:14:32 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 07:02:13 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 24 22:44:53 -0800 2009 Sun Jun 21 11:00:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Aug 23 08:48:52 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 18 17:23:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 11 11:19:30 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 11:40:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 07:30:58 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 07:43:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 22 20:32:32 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 19:01:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 13:22:24 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 19:32:51 -0700 2009 Patrick O'Brien lists this memoir of a Harvard student who sails as a common sailer to California and back in the 1830s as an important source for his historical novels, and I found it as informative as it was fun to read. Not only does Dana describe the life and day to day activities on board a sa...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1961 Wed May 06 22:12:37 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 22:12:37 -0700 2009
Published in 1840, this Journal of the author's experience sailing around the Cape of Horn, and later return voyage, during an terrifying Winter, was based on his experiences aboard a ship called The Pilgrim. The expression, "before the mast" refers to the location of the sleep...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 25 02:18:13 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 27 21:54:41 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 13 21:17:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 21:26:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 23 04:55:49 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 05:11:17 -0700 2009 more...]]>