<div> <p>Richard Henry Dana referred to this book as “a voice from the sea.” Influencing such authors as Conrad and Melville it has become a maritime classic that has inflicted legions of men with a passion for the sea.</p> <p>Dana a law student turned sailor for health reasons sailed in 1834 on the brig <em>Pilgrim</em> for a voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. Dana Point was named as a result of this journey. Drawing from his journals <em>Two Years before the Mast</em> gives a vivid and detailed account shrewdly observed and beautifully described of a common sailor’s wretched treatment at sea and of a way of life virtually unknown at that time.</p> <p>This is a breathtaking <span>true story </span>of adventure on the high seas.</p> </div></P><P>A Blackstone Audio production.</P>