December 30th Dana Meets a Tattooed Sailor Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815–1882). Two Years before the Mast. Vol. 23, pp. 77-86of The Harvard Classics Dana's description of the picturesque, pre-gold-rush California is unique. While he was on the Pacific coast he met a British sailor who was elaborately tattooed and of an unforgetable appearance and personality.
