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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.
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.
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.
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 the HMS Macedonian when she fought, and was
captured by, the USS United States; and was made an American
prisoner of war. That he then joined the U.S. Navy and was aboard
the USS Syren when she fought, and was captured by, HMS Medway; and
he was made a British prisoner of war. And finally, that he was the
ONLY seamen to write an account of his experiences with both
navies, on opposite sides, in the War of 1812 But it doesn't stop
there. Leech was also an astute observer. His vivid description of
the carnage aboard the Macedonian in her encounter with the United
States is a classic; and his comparison of the way seamen were
treated by both navies is penetrating. Indeed, those insights have
become the source of many historian's views that this disparity in
treatment was one of the main reasons that American ships were so
successful during the War of 1812. But above all, Leech writes with
a human touch that draws you into his world. When you are finished
reading, you literally feel like you were there with him and that
you somehow know the man. It is one of the most extraordinary books
in all of nautical literature, now brought back into print by
Fireship Press.
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.
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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