Thirty Years from Home
by Samuel Leech
"A Seaman's View of the War of 1812"
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Thirty Years from Home Book Details
War:
War of 1812
Perspective:
Prisoners of War
Military Unit:
US Navy
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
North America
Page Count:
192
Published Date:
2008
ISBN13:
9781934757383
Thirty Years from Home Book Description
During the War of 1812 Samuel Leech served in the Royal Navy until he was captured and made an American prisoner of war. He then joined the U.S. Navy and fought against the British until they captured him as a prisoner of war. After the war he wrote this account of his experiences. His comparison of the way seamen were treated by both navies have become the source of many historian's views that the disparity in treatment was one of the main reasons that American ships were so successful during the War of 1812.