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An unparalleled account of merchant men at sea in the early 19th
century
This is a well known book with a familiar title. Its contents are
probably less known to many. It is the account of one young man's
experiences serving on board a sailing brig-the Penelope-bound for
California, between the years1834-36.What makes it exceptional is
not that it is the literary effort of a common seamen of the
time-though they are rare enough-but that it is quite the opposite.
Dana came from a well-established middle class American family
whose patriarchs had practised law since early colonial days. Dana
too was highly educated and destined-if by tradition rather than
temperament-for the same path. Sickness struck him down while a
Harvard student and a 'kill or cure' experience was deemed to be
his only chance of salvation. So it was that an articulate and
literate man was able to leave posterity an account of the life of
ordinary seamen in the great days of sail that has few peers. A
classic book for all those fascinated by the sea and seamanship in
days gone by.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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