Copies bound in grained black cloth have spine title: The family library. Two years before the mast a personal narrative of life at sea spine title: Two years before the mast a narrative of life at sea.
The tan muslin occurs in three states, each with variant lists of Harpers' series titles on the back cover.Ĭopies bound in tan muslin have cover title: Harper's family library. 9"-BAL.īAL notes two states of binding: grained black cloth, with spine stamped in gold, and tan muslin, printed in black. I went to sea from 1946 until 1994 when I retired."It has been asserted, and generally accepted, that there were two printings dated 1840 and, that the first of these may be identified by the presence of the dot over the i in the word in, first line of the copyright notice and, by the unbroken running head on p. My thanks to my seamen brothers who helped to change that. Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea 8 likes Like A dozen men are shut up together in a little bark upon the wide, wide sea, and for months and months see no forms and hear no voices but their own, and one is taken suddenly from among them, and they miss him at every turn. Even up to the 1930's seamen were not treated much better than slaves. Not as 'you lead and I'll follow" While not mentioned in the book, life for a common sailor didnt' really improve much until welll into the 20th century. The sounding lead is pronounced lead as in bed or dead. The word is pronounced "Folk-sul." Also when nearing Boston on the return trip he spoke of a man "being in the chains" and taking soundings by swinging the lead. I don't know how many times I cringed when I heard him refer to the forecastle. Yes, I would go and see it again.īiggest comment was that Bottino should have had a real seaman go over his reading with him. If this book were a movie would you go see it? His voice was okay, his naiutical pronunciation was all off.
What three words best describe Pat Bottino’s voice? I would not change the story because that is the way it was for sailors in that time. How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Yes, relearned a lot of early california histery Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
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