Two Years Before The Mast by Richard Henry Dana

Two Years Before The Mast by Richard Henry Dana

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Dana, Richard Henry: - Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815-1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of an eminent colonial family. He gained renown as the author of the American classic Two Years Before the Mast, a memoir of his time spent at sea as a merchant seaman. As a lawyer, he specialized in maritime law, defending many common seamen in court and writing The Seaman's Friend, a standard reference on the legal rights and responsibilities of sailors. He is also the author of To Cuba and Back, Journal of a Voyage Round the World, and Twenty-Four Years After.

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ISBN 13	9781945644054
ISBN 10	1945644052
Title	Two Years Before The Mast
Author	Richard Henry Dana
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Innovative Eggz LLC
Year published	1840-04-04
Number of pages	198
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