Two Years Before the Mast by  Richard Henry Dana, Jr.


Table of Contents

Front Matter

Back Matter


The Pilgrim Sets Sail
Getting my Sea Legs
Duties, Regulations, and Customs
Experiences of Note on the Way to Cape Horn
Wild Weather Off the Cape
A Black Day
The Island of Juan Fernandez
From Juan Fernandez to Santa Barbara
The Coast of California
Taking Cues from the Ayacucho
From Point Conception to Monterey
Preparing for Custom-House Officers
Trade and Observations in Monterey
Sailing Toward the Pueblo de los Angeles
Floggings in San Pedro
The Liberty-Day in San Diego
A Week in Port Before Resuming Travel
Easter Holidays and Spring along the Coast
A "Beach-Comber" and Hide-Curer
The First Few Months on Shore
The History and Character of California
The Alert Makes Port
Aboard the Alert
Autumn Southeasters
Wild Gales after a Stop in Santa Barbara
The Bay of San Francisco
A Liberty-Day, a Boxing Match, and a Wedding
Before Bidding Good By to California
Loading Cargo and Preparing for Departure
Fine Weather out of San Diego
Approaching Cape Horn in the Dead of Winter
A Trying Passage Round the Cape
Sailing toward the Equator
Squalls and Trade-Winds in the Atlantic
Urging the Ship On
Our Return to Boston
Twenty-Four Years After
Seventy-Six Years After

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