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Two Years Before the Mast

While there are many books upon the subject of sea life, there are few that can compare with Two Years Before the Mast. It is the story of a sailor's life from the forecastle, not a captain, nor a passenger, but a regular hand. The book was a great favorite with the jack tar of Dana's day, and two thousand copies are said to have been sold to Liverpool sailors in a single day. Even those who haven't the faintest idea what reefing topsail is, or which is starboard and which larboard, will find it an engaging story of an era long past told in simple narrative style. (Summary by BethAnne)

Dedicated Proof-Listener: Gesine & Rapunzelina
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Jc Guan & TriciaG

Year of Publication: 1840Genres: Travel & Geography , Memoirs

Running Time: 17 hours 41 minutes 32 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface BethAnne	5:10
2	Departure BethAnne	5:48
3	First Impressions BethAnne	16:21
4	Ship's Duties BethAnne	14:14
5	Sundays At Sea BethAnne	18:40
6	Cape Horn BethAnne	23:41
7	Loss of a Man BethAnne	12:19
8	Juan Fernandez BethAnne	16:55
9	Daily Life BethAnne	14:00
10	Santa Barbra BethAnne	20:21
11	A South Easter BethAnne	11:37
12	Passage Up the Coast BethAnne	13:12
13	Monterey BethAnne	7:33
14	Trading At Monterey BethAnne	27:01
15	Discontent BethAnne	32:00
16	Flogging, Part 1 BethAnne	19:57
17	Flogging, Part 2 BethAnne	18:28
18	Liberty Day on Shore BethAnne	21:03
19	San Diego BethAnne	19:37
20	Easter Sunday, Part 1 BethAnne	19:27
21	Easter Sunday, Part 2 BethAnne	17:27
22	Sandwich-Islanders, Part 1 BethAnne	20:05
23	Sandwich-Islanders, Part 2 BethAnne	19:58
24	New Comers BethAnne	23:07
25	California and its Inhabitants BethAnne	15:40
26	The Alert BethAnne	16:22
27	New Ship and Shipmates, Part 1 BethAnne	25:53
28	New Ship and Shipmates, Part 2 BethAnne	23:50
29	San Diego Again BethAnne	19:20
30	Rumours of War, Part 1 BethAnne	23:10
31	Rumours of War, Part 2 BethAnne	21:56
32	San Francisco BethAnne	22:25
33	A Fandango BethAnne	28:11
34	News From Home BethAnne	35:07
35	Loading for Home, Part 1 BethAnne	24:48
36	Loading for Home, Part 2 BethAnne	34:34
37	Homeward Bound BethAnne	32:29
38	Bad Prospects, Part 1 BethAnne	29:18
39	Bad Prospects, Part 2 BethAnne	30:58
40	Doubling Cape Horn BethAnne	29:05
41	Northward Ho! BethAnne	28:15
42	Nearing Home BethAnne	20:55
43	More Stirring Incidents BethAnne	24:43
44	Hurrah for Yankee Land! BethAnne	24:29
45	Original Concluding Chapter, Part 1 BethAnne	23:46
46	Original Concluding Chapter, Part 2 BethAnne	25:20
47	Epilogue, Part 1 BethAnne	30:47
48	Epilogue, Part 2 TriciaG	27:48
49	Epilogue Part 3 TriciaG	24:22