Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea - Richard Henry Dana 1936 Modern Library vintage HB Jack Ronald Hillier Carolinas from 1773 to 1778

Carolinas from 1773 to 1778

One of the acknowledged masters of natural history writing

is impressed by the boy's polite assertiveness and hires him despite his youth and disability

although wanting to warn Jake

with traditional Recipes for this Season

Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea - Richard Henry Dana 1936 Modern Library vintage HB Jack Ronald Hillier Carolinas from 1773 to 1778Condition: Blurb: Two Years Before the Mast is a book by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr. written after a two year sea voyage starting in 1834. While at Harvard College, Dana had an attack of the measles, which affected his vision. Thinking it might help his sight, Dana, rather than going on a Grand Tour as most of his fellow classmates traditionally did (and unable to afford it anyway) and being something of a non conformist, left Harvard