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Richard Henry Dana (1815-1882) of Boston left his studies at Harvard in 1834 in the hope that a sea voyage would aid his failing eyesight. He shipped out of Boston as a common seaman on board the brig Pilgrim bound for the Pacific, and returned to Massachusetts two years later. Completing his educat...

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Main Author:	Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1815-1882 (Author)
Other Authors:	Kemble, John Haskell, 1912-1990 (Editor), Weinstein, Robert A. (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles : Ward Ritchie Press, 1964.
Subjects:	Voyages and travels. Seafaring life. Dana, Richard Henry, > Jr., > 1815-1882 > Travel.

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