"Thirty Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck" by Samuel Leech is a memoir about the author's time in the British and American navies during the 1800's. The book shares Leech's personal story of naval experiences as a common sailor. Leech contrasts his experiences with the favorable stories often told by officers. His time as an orphan shaped his desire to journey out to sea. He tells of his decision to join the navy, driven by a craving for adventure. He describes the physical abuse and harsh life that were common during this time.
Thirty Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck Being the Experience of Samuel Leech
By Samuel Leech
A young boy's dream of adventure turns into a brutal reality filled with harsh discipline and unexpected hardship on the open seas.
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About the AuthorSamuel Leech was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences, titled, in the manner of the time, Thirty Years from Home, or a Voice from the Main Deck; Being the Experience of Samuel Leech, Who Was Six Years in the British and American Navies: Was Captured in the British Frigate Macedonian: Afterwards Entered the American Navy, and Was Taken in the United States Brig Syren, by the British Ship Medway.
Samuel Leech was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences, titled, in the manner of the time, Thirty Years from Home, or a Voice from the Main Deck; Being the Experience of Samuel Leech, Who Was Six Years in the British and American Navies: Was Captured in the British Frigate Macedonian: Afterwards Entered the American Navy, and Was Taken in the United States Brig Syren, by the British Ship Medway.
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