Book Talk presents its next (and newest) speaker, Mark Drozda, on Wednesday, February 7, at 2pm, in the Fireside Library.
Mark will be presenting the book Two Years Before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. This book is a fascinating combination of seafaring adventure and California history. In Mark’s own words: “Even thought I’ve been sailing in Southern California for 40 years and once toured Dana’s replica ship The Pilgrim at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point (when the ship was still afloat), I had never read the book until recently. It’s a fascinating account of the voyage of an early 19thcentury American merchant vessel, with insights on class, nautical life, labor practices, maritime law, the spartan Mexican frontier of pre- Gold Rush California, and mistreatment of indigenous people by missionaries….” Obviously, a book ripe for discussion!!!
Please join us and bring a friend!
Cindy Rushing, Book Talk organizer