{"date":"August 22","id":"08-22","intro":["In the days when sailing ships plied the seven seas, common sailors were often subject to a brutal captain whose whim was law. Dana, a Boston college boy, makes an exciting story of his sea experiences."],"minutes":27,"readings":[{"author":"Richard Henry Dana, Jr.","end":111,"start":99,"volume":23,"work":"Two Years Before the Mast"}],"slug":"august-22","status":"proofread","title":"Aboard the Old Sailing Ships","url":"/harvard-classics/august-22/","words":5496}