Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After Vol 23
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Vol 23 Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After
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Author : Harvard Classics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
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Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After Vol 23
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Author : Richard Henry Dana Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-10-18
Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After Vol 23 written by Richard Henry Dana Jr. and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-18 with Fiction categories.
Excerpt from Two Years Before the Mast and Twenty-Four Years After, Vol. 23: With Introduction and Notes There may be in some parts a good deal that is unintelligible to the general reader; but I have found from my own experience, and from what I have heard fromothers, that plain mattersoffactin relationtocustoms and habits of life new to us, and descriptions of life under new aspects, act upon the inexperienced through the imagination, so that we are hardly aware of our want of technical knowledge. Thousands read the escape of the Amerian frigate through the British channel, and the chase and wreck of the Bristol trader in the Red Rover, and follow the minute nautical maneuvres with breathless interest, who do not know the name of a rope in the ship; and perhaps with none the less admiration and enthusiasm for their want of acquaintance with the professional detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Harvard Classics Volume 23 Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After
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Author : Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Harvard Classics Volume 23 Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After written by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with categories.
Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." The interior of this book is a facsimile reproduction of the 1909 edition. Search for the other books in this series with the keyword hcbooks.
Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After
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Author : Richard Henry Dana
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After written by Richard Henry Dana and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...whaleship, Wilmington and Liverpool Packet, of New Bedford, last from the "off-shore ground," with nineteen hundred barrels of oil. A "spouter" we knew her to be as soon as we saw her, by her cranes and boats, and by her stump topgallant masts, and a certain slovenly look to the sails, rigging, spars and hull; and when we got on board, we found everything to correspond, --spouter fashion. She had a false deck, which was rough and oily, and cut up in every direction by the chimes of oil casks; her rigging was slack and turning white; no paint on the spars or blocks; clumsy seizings and straps without covers, and homeward-bound splices in every direction. Her crew, too, were not in much better order. Her captain was a slab-sided, shamblelegged Quaker, in a suit of brown, with a broad-brimmed bat; and sneaking about decks, like a sheep, with his head down; and the men looked more like fishermen and farmers than they did like sailors. Though it was by no means cold weather, (we having on only our red shirts and duck trowsers, ) they all had on woollen trowsers--not blue and ship-shape--but of all colors--brown, drab, grey, aye, and green, with suspenders over their shoulders, and pockets to put their hands in. This, added to guernsey frocks, striped comforters about the neck, thick cowhide boots, woollen caps, and a strong, oily smell, and a decidedly green look, will complete the description. Eight or ten were on the fore-topsail yard, and as many more in the main, furling the topsails, while eight or ten were hanging about the forecastle, doing nothing. This was a strange sight for a vessel coming to anchor; so we went up to them, to see what was the matter. One of them, a stout, hearty-looking fellow, held out his leg and...
Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After
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Author : Richard Henry Dana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After written by Richard Henry Dana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Sailors categories.
Two Years Before The Mast Vol 9
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Author : R. H. Dana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
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Two Years Before The Mast
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Author : Jr. Richard Henry Dana
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2010-01-01
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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XXIII features the classic memoir of life on the high seas, Two Years Before the Mast, by American lawyer and activist RICHARD HENRY DANA JR. (1815-1882). No adventure tale, this is an expose of how poorly enlisted sailors were treated, which Dana learned firsthand on a two-year 1830s voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. First published in 1846, this volume also includes an appendix to the 1869 edition, "Twenty-Four Years After," in which Dana returns to California. Indeed, this work is important not only for its treatment of naval life but for its rare depiction of early California, both before and after the Gold Rush.
The Harvard Classics
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Author : R. H. Dana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
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Contents: Two years before the mast and twenty-four years after--by R.H. Dana, Jr.
The Athenaeum
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
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A Day Apart
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Author : Christopher D Ringwald
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-11-14
A Day Apart written by Christopher D Ringwald and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-14 with Religion categories.
The Sabbath is the original feast day, a day of joy and freedom from work, a holy day that allows us to reconnect with God, our fellows and nature. Now, in a compelling blend of journalism, scholarship and personal memoir, Christopher D. Ringwald examines the Sabbath from Creation to the present, weaving together the stories of three families, three religions and three thousand years of history. A Day Apart is the first book to examine the Sabbath in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. A marvelously readable book, it describes the three weekly holy days--the Muslim Juma on Friday, the Jewish Shabbat on Saturday and the Christian Lord's Day on Sunday--and introduces us to three families, including Ringwald's own, and shows how they observe the holy day and what it means to them. The heart of the book recounts the history of the Sabbath, ranging from the Creation story and Moses on Mount Sinai to the teachings of Jesus and Muhammad, the impact of the Protestant Reformation and the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of the modern weekend. Ringwald shows that the Sabbath instinct, to observe a special day of withdrawal and repose, is universal. Indeed, all religions and philosophies teach that life is more than toil, that time should be set aside for contemplation, enjoyment and culture. In today's frantic 24/7 world, the Sabbath--a day devoted to rest and contemplation--has never been more necessary. A Day Apart offers a portrait of a truly timeless way to escape the everyday world and add meaning to our lives. "I can not recall reading anything on the three faiths that so deftly engages them in robust conversation. Amazingly learned, Ringwald nonetheless has a light, friendly touch. The warmth of his soul is unmistakable." --Christian Century