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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
Genre(s): Sagas, War & Military, History
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 01 | Chapter 1 | Barry Eads |
00:24:39 |
| Play 02 | Chapter 2, Part 1 | Barry Eads |
00:26:14 |
| Play 03 | Chapter 2, Part 2 | Barry Eads |
00:24:07 |
| Play 04 | Chapter 3, Part 1 | Barry Eads |
00:16:16 |
| Play 05 | Chapter 3, Part 2 | Barry Eads |
00:17:29 |
| Play 06 | Chapter 4 | Barry Eads |
00:22:13 |
| Play 07 | Chapter 5 | Barry Eads |
00:19:14 |
| Play 08 | Chapter 6 | Barry Eads |
00:27:15 |
| Play 09 | Chapter 7, Part 1 | Barry Eads |
00:17:52 |
| Play 10 | Chapter 7, Part 2 | Barry Eads |
00:17:31 |
| Play 11 | Chapter 8 | Barry Eads |
00:22:04 |
| Play 12 | Chapter 9 | Barry Eads |
00:27:50 |
| Play 13 | Chapter 10, Part 1 | Barry Eads |
00:21:38 |
| Play 14 | Chapter 10, Part 2 | Barry Eads |
00:21:55 |
| Play 15 | Chapter 11, Part 1 | Barry Eads |
00:17:42 |
| Play 16 | Chapter 11, Part 2 | Barry Eads |
00:17:56 |
| Play 17 | Chapter 12 | Barry Eads |
00:27:08 |
| Play 18 | Chapter 13 | Barry Eads |
00:15:29 |
| Play 19 | Chapter 14 | Barry Eads |
00:25:28 |