{"product_id":"2940169808162","title":"Two Years before the Mast","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDana, a law student turned sailor for health reasons, sailed in 1834 on the brig \u003cem\u003ePilgrim\u003c\/em\u003e for a voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. Dana Point was named as a result of this journey. Drawing from his journals, \u003cem\u003eTwo Years before the Mast\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a breathtaking \u003cspan\u003etrue story \u003c\/span\u003eof adventure on the high seas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100547268848,"sku":"2940169808162","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169808162_p0.jpg?v=1769900741","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169808162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}