Two Years Before the Mast

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