Voice from the Main Deck-Softbound
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leech, Samuel, PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Samuel Leech's memoirs of his adventures at sea represent one of the few articulate accounts of life in the sailing navy by an ordinary seaman. Just twelve years old when he left home, the young Leech had a romantic view of seafaring which was soon dashed by the crushing reality of life aboard the Macedonian. Indeed, his reflections on floggings, excessive drinking, the press gang and autocratic rule of captains provide a colorful backdrop to the main narrative. The memoirs are made doubly fascinating because Leech contrived to fight in the War of on both sides, being captured by the Americans after the battle with the USS United States, and to his surprise he found the American navy little better, witnessing constant floggings and capricious command. Buy Now