Two Years Before the Mast (book)

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"Two Years Before the Mast" is a classic 1840 memoir by Richard Henry Dana Jr. recounting his harrowing experiences as a common sailor on a voyage around Cape Horn, noted for its vivid portrayal of 19th-century maritime life and seafaring hardships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
adaptationType film
author Richard Henry Dana Jr.
basedOn Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s real-life sea voyage
circulation widely read in the 19th century
countryOfOrigin United States
describes California hide trade
life of common sailors in the 19th century
voyage around Cape Horn
filmAdaptationDirector John Farrow
filmAdaptationYear 1946
firstPublishedIn 1840
genre memoir
nautical literature
travel literature
hasAdaptation Two Years Before the Mast (1946 film)
hasCharacter Richard Henry Dana Jr. (narrator)
hasEdition annotated editions
scholarly editions
hasInfluenced later sea narratives and maritime fiction
includedIn American literary canon
linked to: American literature
influenced maritime reform movements
inLibraryOfCongressClassification PS1292 .A1
literaryPeriod 19th century American literature
mainTheme hardships of seafaring life
maritime labor and discipline
social conditions of common sailors
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor detailed account of sailor working conditions
influence on public perception of sailors
vivid portrayal of 19th-century maritime life
originalLanguage English
originalMedium print
placeOfPublication New York City
publicationYear 1840
publisher Harper & Brothers
setting California coast
Cape Horn
Pacific Ocean
subject Cape Horn passage
linked to: Cape Horn

hide and tallow trade
merchant sailing ships
sailor discipline and flogging
social hierarchy aboard ship
subjectOf literary criticism
timePeriod 1830s
usedAs historical source on 19th-century seafaring
historical source on early California

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Two Years Before the Mast (film) hasAdaptationSource Two Years Before the Mast (book)
Dana Point, California bookMention Two Years Before the Mast
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Dana Point, California describedIn Two Years Before the Mast
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Harvard Classics hasPart Volume 23: Two Years Before the Mast by Dana
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Richard Henry Dana Jr. notableWork Two Years Before the Mast
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Richard Henry Dana Jr. knownFor Two Years Before the Mast
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Richard Henry Dana Jr. wrote Two Years Before the Mast
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