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Two Years before the Mast de Richard Henry Dana

Two Years before the Mast

Autor Richard Henry Dana
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 sep 2009
In 1869 the late Richard Henry Dana, Jr., prepared a new edition of his "Two Years Before the Mast''. In presenting the first 'author's edition' to the public, he has been encouraged to add an account of a visit to the old scenes, made twenty-four years after, together with notices of the subsequent story and fate of the vessels, and of some of the persons with whom the reader is made acquainted.The popularity of this book has been so great and continued that it is now proposed to make an illustrated edition with new material.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783941842946
ISBN-10: 3941842943
Pagini: 372
Dimensiuni: 160 x 226 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.69 kg
Editura: Outlook

Notă biografică

Richard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 - January 6, 1882) was an influential American lawyer, writer, and politician from Massachusetts, born to Richard Henry Dana Sr. A descendant of a colonial family, Dana is best known for his classic memoir Two Years Before the Mast, which recounts his experience as a sailor aboard a merchant ship. The book exposed the harsh realities of life at sea and contributed to important reforms in maritime labor. Dana was also a dedicated lawyer and social reformer, defending the rights of the marginalized, including fugitive slaves and freedmen. His most notable legal achievement was successfully representing the U.S. government before the Supreme Court in the Prize Cases, which upheld the Union's naval blockade during the Civil War. In addition to his literary and legal work, Dana wrote several other books, including To Cuba and Back and Twenty-Four Years After. Both as a writer and an advocate, Dana remained committed to justice and social change, leaving a lasting impact on American literature and law.