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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea [Chapters 24-28] |
| Reference | Special Collections - Dana; E 187 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Date | 1840 |
| Author / Creator | Dana, Richard Henry |
| Description | Original manuscript of Two Years Before the Mast, which describes Dana's experience as a common sailor in the American merchant service and is based on a journal kept during the two-year voyage. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Employment and Labour; Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | sailor, sailor's life, seaman duties, fur trade, hide, Kanaka, race, social anthropology, indigenous peoples, disease, medicine, seafaring, clothing, climate, oil, timber, war, alcohol, cargo, temperance, navigation |
| Countries | USA |
| Places | California; San Pedro; Santa Barbara; Monterey; San Francisco; San Diego; Hawaii |
| Ports | Santa Barbara, USA |
| Company | Bryant, Sturgis and Company |
| Ships | Pilgrim, Alert, La Rosa, Cabot, Ayacucho, Convoy |
| People | George P Marsh; Captain Low; Captain Edward H Faucon |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue. |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |
