September 8, 2005
In this issue:
Two Years Before The Mast
Dear Friends,
Two Years Before the Mast is
a riveting true story of adventure and one of the most eloquent,
insightful accounts we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth
century, tracing an ocean route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the
California coast. Because of health problems, 19-year-old law student
Richard Henry Dana abandoned the elite world of Boston and Harvard for
an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid genuine danger. Based on a
diary Dana kept during the next two years, his book is a fascinating
story, complete with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the
ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and
fascinating historical detail. This adaptation of Dana's classic living
book, an episode of CBS Radio's "Tell it Again", was originally
broadcast on August 22, 1948.
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Resource: A biographical sketch of the author, along with the complete text of "TwoYears Before the Mast"!
Enjoy!
Best Wishes,
The Erskine Family