A Voice From The Main Deck


Gelesen von Barry Eads

(4.8 stars; 8 reviews)

Samuel Leech was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences. Leech's nautical career began in 1810, at the age of twelve. He was a powder monkey during H.M.S. Macedonian's duel with the U.S.S. United States in 1812. As a prisoner of war, he was due to be exchanged at some point, but when the captured Macedonian was brought into Newport, Rhode Island, Leech jumped ship. He returned to the sea, this time signing on to the US Navy, where he compared his treatment favorably to that in the Royal Navy. - Summary by Wikipedia (6 hr 50 min)

Kapitel

Chapter 1 24:39 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 2, Part 1 26:14 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 2, Part 2 24:07 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 3, Part 1 16:16 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 3, Part 2 17:29 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 4 22:13 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 5 19:14 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 6 27:15 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 7, Part 1 17:52 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 7, Part 2 17:31 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 8 22:04 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 9 27:50 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 10, Part 1 21:38 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 10, Part 2 21:55 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 11, Part 1 17:42 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 11, Part 2 17:56 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 12 27:08 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 13 15:29 Gelesen von Barry Eads
Chapter 14 25:28 Gelesen von Barry Eads

Bewertungen

An interesting period piece of a common English sailor


(4.5 stars)

The point of view is well written and lyrical, but it is written in retrospective and full of moralistic asides. Interesting to me mostly because of the time period around the American revolution and how little attention is given to it by the protagonist, especially considering his latter life.


(5 stars)

Very interesting story told by a great narrator.