Two Years Before the Mast

　　In 1834, Richard Henry Dana went from Harvard student to common seaman, sailing from California to Cape Horn. This journal survives as one of the most vivid accounts of the relationship between man and sea—and still rings true as a portrayal of man’s endurance.

Introduction
Preface
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
Appendix
Vessels: Their Spars, Rigging, and Sails
Afterword
Selected Bibliography

　　In 1834, Dana went from Harvard student to common seaman, sailing from California to Cape Horn. This journal survives as one of the most vivid accounts of the relationship between man and sea. Revised reissue.