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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea [Chapters 36-end] |
| 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 | seafaring, sailor's life, ship captain, crew, treatment, health, food, law, discipline, punishment, religion, education |
| Countries | USA |
| Places | Boston |
| Ports | Boston, USA |
| Company | Bryant, Sturgis and Company |
| Ships | Alert |
| 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 |
