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24 alternatives to Two Years Before the Mast
A story of life at sea in the 19th century
Two Years Before the Mast is a book available on Amazon that tells the story of life at sea during the 19th century. It serves readers interested in maritime history and adventure narratives from that era. The work… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Two Years Before the Mast launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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This is a simulator of a frigate from about 1800. It has realistic physics, tuned to match historical performance. The UI is based around commands given in period naval language. Rather than use the current weather, it has a full year's weather data (for 1980 - taken from https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis2.html). This allows the weather to change realistically under time acceleration. To learn the basics of handling a square-rigged ship, start the "Harbour" scenario, click on the instructions button at the bottom left, and follow the instructions…
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A series of experiments in applying the Lindy Effect to the internet — lessons from over 5 years of product building.
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A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · lostmsu.github.io · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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