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The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast

The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast

by Richard Henry Dana (Author), Rod Scher (Editor)

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    Hardcover 2013

    $27.34
Synopsis

A true story of the battered life of a foremast crewman, Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana's classic travel narrative, which inspired canonical works such as Moby Dick and Sailing Alone Around the World. As Rod Scher follows Dana (the Harvard dropout-turned-sailor) on his voyages around North America, he annotates Dana's tale with critiques, compliments, tie-ins to today, and little-known facts about both the book and the milieu of Dana's time.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 406
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Sheridan House
Published: 07 Nov 2013
ISBN 10: 157409310X
ISBN 13: 9781574093100

Media Reviews
An enjoyable and fascinating look at a [classic]. The modern reader navigating Dana's story is given a global view in retrospect, which adds much to Dana's narrative and offers a glimpse of the views and opinions of that time and place. Scher's The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast takes a classic tome and repackages it with seafaring terms defined and historical references in place, thereby transforming it into a gripping tale for any avid sailor, history buff, or literary aficionado to enjoy.--Patricia Wood, author of Lottery
Author Bio
Rod Scher received his M.Ed from the University of Oregon. A longtime boating enthusiast, writer, and former English teacher, he is an editor for Smart Computing Magazine. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.