Two Years Before the Mast
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Chapters (53)
- TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
- A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
- Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
- With an introduction and notes by Homer Eaton Keyes, B.L. Assistant Professor of Art in Dartmouth College
- CONTENTS
- Introduction Biographical Note California and her Missions Bibliographical References Diagram of Ships Explanation of Diagram Two Years Before the Mast Twenty-Four Years After
- INTRODUCTION
- Biographical Note
- California and her Missions
- Bibliographical References
- Explanation of Diagram
- TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER I DEPARTURE
- CHAPTER II FIRST IMPRESSIONS—"SAIL HO!"
- CHAPTER III SHIP'S DUTIES—TROPICS
- CHAPTER IV A ROGUE—TROUBLE ON BOARD—"LAND HO!"—POMPERO—CAPE HORN
- CHAPTER V CAPE HORN—A VISIT
- CHAPTER VI LOSS OF A MAN—SUPERSTITION
- CHAPTER VII JUAN FERNANDEZ—THE PACIFIC
- CHAPTER VIII "TARRING DOWN"—DAILY LIFE—"GOING AFT"—CALIFORNIA
- CHAPTER IX CALIFORNIA—A SOUTH-EASTER
- CHAPTER X A SOUTH-EASTER—PASSAGE UP THE COAST
- CHAPTER XI PASSAGE UP THE COAST—MONTEREY
- CHAPTER XII LIFE AT MONTEREY
- CHAPTER XIII TRADING—A BRITISH SAILOR
- CHAPTER XIV SANTA BARBARA—HIDE-DROGHING—HARBOR DUTIES—DISCONTENT—SAN PEDRO
- CHAPTER XV A FLOGGING—A NIGHT ON SHORE—THE STATE OF THINGS ON BOARD—SAN DIEGO
- CHAPTER XVI LIBERTY-DAY ON SHORE
- CHAPTER XVII SAN DIEGO—A DESERTION—SAN PEDRO AGAIN—BEATING THE COAST
- CHAPTER XVIII EASTER SUNDAY—"SAIL HO!"—WHALES—SAN JUAN—ROMANCE OF HIDE-DROGHING—SAN DIEGO AGAIN
- CHAPTER XIX THE SANDWICH ISLANDERS—HIDE-CURING—WOOD-CUTTING—RATTLE- SNAKES—NEW-COMERS
- CHAPTER XX LEISURE—NEWS FROM HOME—"BURNING THE WATER"
- CHAPTER XXI CALIFORNIA AND ITS INHABITANTS
- CHAPTER XXII LIFE ON SHORE—THE ALERT
- CHAPTER XXIII NEW SHIP AND SHIPMATES—MY WATCHMATE
- CHAPTER XXIV SAN DIEGO AGAIN—A DESCENT—HURRIED DEPARTURE—A NEW SHIPMATE
- CHAPTER XXV RUMORS OF WAR—A SPOUTER—SLIPPING FOR A SOUTH-EASTER—A GALE
- CHAPTER XXVI SAN FRANCISCO—MONTEREY
- CHAPTER XXVII THE SUNDAY WASH-UP—ON SHORE—A SET-TO—A GRANDEE—"SAIL HO!"—A FANDANGO
- CHAPTER XXVIII AN OLD FRIEND—A VICTIM—CALIFORNIA RANGERS—NEWS FROM HOME—LAST LOOKS
- CHAPTER XXIX LOADING FOR HOME—A SURPRISE—LAST OF AN OLD FRIEND—THE LAST HIDE—A HARD CASE—UP ANCHOR, FOR HOME!—HOMEWARD BOUND
- CHAPTER XXX BEGINNING THE LONG RETURN VOYAGE—A SCARE
- CHAPTER XXXI BAD PROSPECTS—FIRST TOUCH OF CAPE HORN—ICEBERGS—TEMPERANCE SHIPS—LYING-UP—ICE—DIFFICULTY ON BOARD—CHANGE OF COURSE—STRAITS OF MAGELLAN
- CHAPTER XXXII ICE AGAIN—A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON—CAPE HORN—"LAND HO!"—HEADING FOR HOME
- CHAPTER XXXIII CRACKING ON—PROGRESS HOMEWARD—A PLEASANT SUNDAY—A FINE SIGHT—BY-PLAY
- CHAPTER XXXIV NARROW ESCAPES—THE EQUATOR—TROPICAL SQUALLS—A THUNDER STORM
- CHAPTER XXXV A DOUBLE-REEF-TOP-SAIL BREEZE—SCURVY—A FRIEND IN NEED—PREPARING FOR PORT—THE GULF STREAM
- CHAPTER XXXVI SOUNDINGS—SIGHTS FROM HOME—BOSTON HARBOR—LEAVING THE SHIP
- CONCLUDING CHAPTER
- TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AFTER
- THE LAST ENTRY IN THE LOG-BOOK OF THE ALERT.
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