Samuel Leech: 3 books
A Voice from the Main Deck
Being a Record of the Thirty Years' Adventures of Samuel Leech
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Samuel Leech (1798–1848) 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, "A Voice from the Main Deck".
Leech's nautical career...
by Samuel Leech
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Suppose you had a sailor who served honorably and well in two different navies—that were on opposite sides of the same war—and then wrote a book about it?
Samuel Leech was once a young sailor in the Royal Navy. That's not terribly extraordinary, until you add…
That he served aboard...
Thirty Years From Home - Or, A Voice From The Main Deck - Being The Experience Of Samuel Leech
Who Was For 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.
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.