{"date":"August 14","id":"08-14","intro":["Leaving Harvard on account of ill health, Dana sought adventure and thrilling experience aboard a sailing vessel that rounded Cape Horn. He turned the dangers, hardships, and keen joys of a sailor’s life into a fascinating story."],"minutes":18,"readings":[{"author":"Richard Henry Dana, Jr.","end":37,"start":30,"volume":23,"work":"Two Years Before the Mast"}],"slug":"august-14","status":"proofread","title":"A College Boy Goes to Sea","url":"/harvard-classics/august-14/","words":3505}