Memoir; Richard Henry Dana Jr. Two Years Before the Mast
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Title
Memoir; Richard Henry Dana Jr. Two Years Before the Mast
Subject
Historical account
California
19th Century
American Attitudes
Hispanic population
men vs. women
White superiority.
California
19th Century
American Attitudes
Hispanic population
men vs. women
White superiority.
Description
Richard Henry Dana Jr. wrote this memoir about his travels from Boston to California in 1834. He comments on the lives of the Mexicans throughout the different parts of California he travelled in. His views ended up being influential in shaping the American attitudes in Eastern US towards the Mexican population. He compared the lives of the men and women within the Mexican community. Dana Jr. stated that the Mexican women were limited to being pretty because they had little education. He observes the oppression they dealt with. However he states that it comes out in the form of anger and revenge towards husbands specifically in the form of jealousy.
Creator
Harper and Brothers
Publisher
Digitally Scanned version of Two Years Before the Mast
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.268637
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.268637
Date
1840
Contributor
Sarah Smith
Rights
Digital Library of India Item 2015.268637
Two Years Before the Mast by R.H. Dana.
Collection: Digital Library India; texts
Two Years Before the Mast by R.H. Dana.
Collection: Digital Library India; texts
Language
English
Type
Textual - printed memoir
Identifier
19th century California
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Collection
Citation
Harper and Brothers, “Memoir; Richard Henry Dana Jr. Two Years Before the Mast,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 11, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/52.