Two Years Before the Mast

'Two Years Before the Mast' is the true story of Richard Henry Dana's voyage aboard the 'Pilgrim' on a trip around Cape Horn during the years 1834 to 1836. Intended as an account of 'the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is', 'Two Years Before the Mast' details a voyage from Boston to San Francisco to trade goods from the east for cow hides. 'Two Years Before the Mast' is a classic depiction of maritime life in the 19th century. Included in this edition is the appendix, 'Twenty-Four Years After' written and added by the author in 1869.