Four Years on the Great Lakes,
ong>Fourong> Years on ong>theong> ong>Greatong> Lakes, : David Wingfield joined ong>theong> Royal Navy in , at ong>theong> age of ong>fourong>teen. His service took him to ong>theong> ong>Greatong> Lakes during ong>theong> War of . Captured, he was a POW in ong>theong> United States for nine months. Following his release, Wingfield had some intriguing adventures on ong>theong> Upper ong>Greatong> Lakes ong>beong>fore returning to England. Once home, he used his handwritten notes, kept during his time in North America, as ong>theong> basis for an account of his experiences ong>theong>re This unique account of ong>theong> history of Canada during ong>theong> events of ong>theong> War of and ong>theong> stories of ong>theong> people and places he was exposed to during this time is ong>beong>ing made available in book form for ong>theong> first time. This is ong>theong> only account of ong>theong> War of as seen through ong>theong> eyes of a young seaman. Included is a Wingfield genealogical description that spans ong>theong> modern world.