{"product_id":"2940170744824","title":"Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea","description":"\u003ci\u003eTwo Years Before the Mast\u003c\/i\u003e is a book by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr., written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834 and published in 1840.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile at Harvard College, Dana had an attack of the measles that affected his vision. Thinking it might help his sight, Dana, rather than going on a Grand Tour as most of his fellow classmates traditionally did (and unable to afford it anyway), and being something of a nonconformist, left Harvard to enlist as a common sailor on a voyage around Cape Horn on the brig \u003ci\u003ePilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e. He returned to Massachusetts two years later aboard the \u003ci\u003eAlert\u003c\/i\u003e (which left California sooner than the \u003ci\u003ePilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003eHe kept a diary throughout the voyage, and, after returning, he wrote a book based on his experiences. Recognized as an American classic, \u003ci\u003eTwo Years Before the Mast\u003c\/i\u003e was published the same year that Dana was admitted to the bar.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100003811568,"sku":"2940170744824","price":23.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170744824_p0.jpg?v=1763824774","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170744824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}