{"product_id":"9780451531254","title":"Two Years Before the Mast","description":"Two Years Before The Mast is Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s account of his life as a common seaman aboard the brig the Pilgrim which set out from Boston on August 14, 1835 destined for California by way of the treacherous Cape Horn.\u003cp\u003e Dana gives a detailed account of the workings of the ship, the day-to-day routines of the deck hands, and the brutal shortcomings of inept, tyrannical officers. This \"author's edition\" includes a chapter written by Dana twenty-four years after his initial voyage where he revisits some of the people, places and vessels that he had encountered on his original journey.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025572872432,"sku":"9780451531254","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780451531254_p0.jpg?v=1763704964","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780451531254","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}