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100 1 _aLeech, Samuel,
_d1798-1848
245 1 0 _aThirty Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck :
_bBeing the Experience of Samuel Leech
246 1 _a30 Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck Being the Experience of Samuel Leech
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-23
508 _aProduced by MWS, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Thirty Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck" by Samuel Leech is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This memoir chronicles the experiences of Leech, who served six years in both the British and American navies during a time when naval life was marked by brutal punishments and harsh conditions. Through his narrative, Leech aims to provide an authentic view of naval life from a sailor's perspective, contrasting it with the often glorified accounts of higher-ranking officers. At the start of the book, Samuel Leech introduces himself and shares aspects of his early life, detailing his hardships as an orphan raised by various guardians. Despite a troubled upbringing, his desire to go to sea grows as he is surrounded by stories of sailors and their adventures. Ultimately, Leech’s aspirations lead him to enlist in the navy, spurred on by the promise of adventure and the allure of life at sea. However, he swiftly encounters the darker realities of service, including physical abuse and the severe discipline imposed on sailors. His reflections set the stage for a vivid recounting of the trials and tribulations he faced during his time at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAdventure and adventurers
653 _aUnited States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Personal narratives
653 _aSailors
653 _aLeech, Samuel, 1798-1848
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63273
999 _c104097
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