R. H. Dana, Jr. (1815-1882)

Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815-1882) was an American lawyer and politician. For the GRE Literature exam, all you need to know is that:

1) Ralph Waldo Emerson was his school teacher, and
2) He wrote Two Years Before the Mast
-Account of his travels around the world as a common sailor
-Highlights the suffering of poor, oppressed sailors
-Quickly became a bestseller