Two Years Before the Mast
Richard Henry Dana
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we...
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United States
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Richard Henry Dana
Digital Voice Martin G
Start Publishing LLC
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid genuine danger. The result is an astonishing read, replete with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of California before the gold rush. As D. H. Lawrence proclaimed, "Dana's small book is a very great book." Duration - 14h 11m. Author - Richard Henry Dana. Narrator - Digital Voice Martin G. Published Date - Sunday, 05 January 2025. Copyright - © 2014 Start Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Departure
Duration:00:04:34
First Impressions–“Sail Ho!”
Duration:00:12:07
Ship’s Duties–tropics
Duration:00:11:58
A Rogue–trouble On Board–“Land Ho!”–Pompero–Cape Horn
Duration:00:15:53
Cape Horn–A Visit
Duration:00:17:45
Loss of a Man–Superstition
Duration:00:10:32
Juan Fernandez–The Pacific
Duration:00:15:03
“Tarring Down”–Daily Life–“Going Aft”–California
Duration:00:11:59
California–A South-Easter
Duration:00:16:37
A South-Easter–Passage Up the Coast
Duration:00:09:36
Passage Up the Coast–Monterey
Duration:00:10:33
Life At Monterey
Duration:00:06:17
Trading–A British Sailor
Duration:00:23:04
Santa Barbara–Hide-Droghing–Harbor Duties–Discontent–San Pedro
Duration:00:25:32
A Flogging–A Night On Shore–The State of Things On Board–San Diego
Duration:00:28:15
Liberty-Day On Shore
Duration:00:16:41
San Diego–A Desertion–San Pedro Again–Beating the Coast
Duration:00:15:25
Easter Sunday–“Sail Ho!”–Whales–San Juan–Romance of Hide-Droghing–San Diego Again
Duration:00:28:39
The Sandwich Islanders–Hide-Curing–Wood-Cutting–Rattle-Snakes–New-Comers
Duration:00:33:06
Leisure–News From Home–“Burning the Water”
Duration:00:18:56
California and Its Inhabitants
Duration:00:12:57
Life On Shore–The Alert
Duration:00:13:18
New Ship and Shipmates–My Watchmate
Duration:00:40:46
San Diego Again–A Descent–Hurried Departure–A New Shipmate
Duration:00:15:31
Rumors of War–A Spouter–Slipping For a South-Easter–A Gale
Duration:00:35:50
San Francisco–Monterey
Duration:00:18:05
The Sunday Wash-Up–On Shore–A Set-To–A Grandee–“Sail Ho!”–A Fandango
Duration:00:25:01
An Old Friend–A Victim–California Rangers–News From Home–Last Looks
Duration:00:29:20
Loading For Home–A Surprise–Last of An Old Friend–The Last Hide–A Hard Case–Up Anchor, For Home!–Homeward Bound
Duration:00:46:35
Beginning the Long Return Voyage–A Scare
Duration:00:23:29
Bad Prospects–First Touch of Cape Horn–Icebergs–Temperance Ships–Lying-Up–Ice–Difficulty On Board–Change of Course–Straits of Magellan
Duration:00:47:57
Ice Again–A Beautiful Afternoon–Cape Horn–“Land Ho!”–Heading For Home
Duration:00:24:12
Cracking On–Progress Homeward–A Pleasant Sunday–A Fine Sight–By-Play
Duration:00:22:28
Narrow Escapes–The Equator–Tropical Squalls–A Thunder Storm
Duration:00:15:32
A Double-Reef-Top-Sail Breeze–Scurvy–A Friend in Need–Preparing For Port–The Gulf Stream
Duration:00:18:37
Soundings–Sights From Home–Boston Harbor–Leaving the Ship
Duration:00:19:21
Concluding Chapter
Duration:00:39:48
Twenty-Four Years After
Duration:01:09:56