Opening and PrefaceTitle page, epigraph, and the author’s prefaceChapter OneDeparture.Chapter TwoFirst impressions— “Sail ho!”Chapter ThreeShip’s duties— Tropics.Chapter FourA rogue— Trouble on board— “Land ho!”— Pompero— Cape Horn.Chapter FiveCape Horn— A visit.Chapter SixLoss of a man— Superstition.Chapter SevenJuan Fernandez— The Pacific.Chapter Eight“Tarring down”— Daily life— “Going aft”— California.Chapter NineCalifornia— A southeaster.Chapter TenA southeaster— Passage up the coast.Chapter ElevenPassage up the coast— Monterey.Chapter TwelveLife at Monterey.Chapter ThirteenTrading a British sailor.Chapter FourteenSanta Barbara— Hide droghing— Harbor duties— Discontent— San Pedro.Chapter FifteenA flogging— A night on shore— The state of things on board— San Diego.Chapter SixteenLiberty day on shore.Chapter SeventeenSan Diego— A desertion— San Pedro again— Beating the coast.Chapter EighteenEaster Sunday— “Sail ho!”— Whales— San Juan— Romance of hide droghing— San Diego again.Chapter NineteenThe Sandwich Islanders— Hide curing— Woodcutting— Rattlesnakes— Newcomers.Chapter TwentyLeisure— News from home— “Burning the water.”Chapter Twenty-oneCalifornia and its inhabitants.Chapter Twenty-twoLife on shore— The Alert.Chapter Twenty-threeNew ship and shipmates— My watchmate.Chapter Twenty-fourSan Diego again— A descent— Hurried departure— A new shipmate.Chapter Twenty-fiveRumors of war— A spouter— Slipping for a southeaster— A gale.Chapter Twenty-sixSan Francisco— Monterey.Chapter Twenty-sevenThe Sunday wash-up— On shore— A set-to— A grandee— “Sail ho!”— A fandango.Chapter Twenty-eightAn old friend— A victim— California Rangers— News from home— Last looks.Chapter Twenty-nineLoading for home— A surprise— Last of an old friend— The last hide— A hard case— Up anchor, for home!— Homeward bound.Chapter ThirtyBeginning the long return voyage— A scare.Chapter Thirty-oneBad prospects— First touch of Cape Horn— Icebergs— Temperance ships— Lying up— Ice— Difficulty on board— Change of course— Straits of Magellan.Chapter Thirty-twoIce again— A beautiful afternoon— Cape Horn— “Land ho!”— Heading for home.Chapter Thirty-threeCracking on— Progress homeward— A pleasant Sunday— A fine sight— Byplay.Chapter Thirty-fourNarrow escapes— The Equator— Tropical squalls— A thunderstorm.Chapter Thirty-fiveA double reef topsail breeze— Scurvy— A friend in need— Preparing for port— The Gulf Stream.Chapter Thirty-sixSoundings— Sights from home— Boston Harbor— Leaving the ship.Concluding ChapterListen and read alongTwenty-four Years AfterListen and read along