{"product_id":"the-annotated-two-years-before-the-mast-9781493075980","title":"The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast","description":"\u003cp\u003eA true story of the battered life of a foremast crewman, \u003ci\u003eTwo Years Before the Mast \u003c\/i\u003eis Richard Henry Dana's classic travel narrative, which inspired canonical works such as \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSailing Alone Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e. As Rod Scher follows Dana (the Harvard dropout-turned-sailor) on his voyages around North America, he annotates Dana's tale with critiques, tie-ins to today, and little-known facts about both the book and the milieu of Dana's time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRod Scher\u003c\/b\u003e received his MEd from the University of Oregon. He is a longtime boating enthusiast and former English teacher, as well as an experienced writer and editor with multiple books and dozens of magazine articles to his credit. The former editor of \u003ci\u003eSmart Computing \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, Scher is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSailing by Starlight: The Remarkable Voyage of \u003c\/i\u003eGlobe Star and \u003ci\u003eLeveling the Playing Field: The Democratization of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor\/annotator of an edition of Joshua Slocum's classic nautical memoir \u003ci\u003eSailing Alone Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Depoe Bay, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sheridan House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50563197010194,"sku":"9781493075980","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37cd7b8a-f2c3-41dd-8e6e-7c499d6d277d.jpg?v=1731866936","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-annotated-two-years-before-the-mast-9781493075980","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}