Project Gutenberg 2020-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 216 Leech, Samuel 1798 1848 Thirty Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck Being the Experience of Samuel Leech 30 Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck Being the Experience of Samuel Leech Produced by MWS, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Thirty Years From Home; or, a Voice From the Main Deck" by Samuel Leech is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This memoir chronicles the experiences of Leech, who served six years in both the British and American navies during a time when naval life was marked by brutal punishments and harsh conditions. Through his narrative, Leech aims to provide an authentic view of naval life from a sailor's perspective, contrasting it with the often glorified accounts of higher-ranking officers. At the start of the book, Samuel Leech introduces himself and shares aspects of his early life, detailing his hardships as an orphan raised by various guardians. Despite a troubled upbringing, his desire to go to sea grows as he is surrounded by stories of sailors and their adventures. Ultimately, Leech’s aspirations lead him to enlist in the navy, spurred on by the promise of adventure and the allure of life at sea. However, he swiftly encounters the darker realities of service, including physical abuse and the severe discipline imposed on sailors. His reflections set the stage for a vivid recounting of the trials and tribulations he faced during his time at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Adventure and adventurers United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Personal narratives Sailors Leech, Samuel, 1798-1848 E300 G Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 474713 2025-06-25T06:40:38.086401 text/html 451464 2024-10-18T06:26:33 text/html 726395 2025-06-25T06:40:44.835368 application/epub+zip 724336 2025-06-25T06:40:39.569360 application/epub+zip 260493 2025-06-25T06:40:38.924386 application/epub+zip 851357 2025-06-25T06:40:49.041358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810243 2025-06-25T06:40:44.192380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347684 2022-09-28T14:15:18.713137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431968 2025-06-25T06:40:37.479494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411977 2024-10-18T06:26:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17703 2025-06-25T06:40:49.181348 application/rdf+xml 21674 2025-06-25T06:40:39.022366 image/jpeg 2908 2025-06-25T06:40:38.972370 image/jpeg 685507 2025-06-25T06:40:38.137477 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia