Project Gutenberg 2023-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 201 Andrews, C. (Charles) 02017202 The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815. $aUnited States :$bUnidentified, $c1852. Richard Hulse, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Prisoners' Memoirs, or Dartmoor Prison" by an unnamed author is a historical account written in the early mid-19th century. The work serves as a profound narrative detailing the harrowing experiences of American prisoners held during the War of 1812 in Dartmoor Prison, highlighting their struggles for survival, the brutal conditions of confinement, and the stark difference in treatment received compared to their French counterparts. Through the perspective of a survivor, readers are invited to witness the depths of human suffering and resilience under oppressive circumstances. The opening of the memoir illustrates the historical context of the War of 1812 and the initial capture of American sailors, who found themselves confined in various English prisons. As the narrative unfolds, the author vividly describes their transition to Dartmoor Prison, marked by overwhelming despair and inhumane conditions, characterized by inadequate sustenance, harsh weather, and the constant threat of violence, particularly highlighted by a massacre incident. The author’s poignant reflections provide insight into the psychological toll of imprisonment, the social dynamics among prisoners, and the desperation that drove some to enlist in the British service, painting a gripping picture of survival and the human spirit amid extreme adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/prisonersmem00andrews 20190117065453aprisoneri 1852 US Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Dartmoor Prison United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Prisoners and prisons E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 475708 2025-06-28T07:26:46.813323 text/html 474031 2023-07-02T19:05:37 text/html 398759 2025-06-28T07:26:54.276283 application/epub+zip 404267 2025-06-28T07:26:48.274275 application/epub+zip 274336 2025-06-28T07:26:47.479328 application/epub+zip 806977 2025-06-28T07:26:57.847265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789257 2025-06-28T07:26:53.590250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387637 2025-06-28T07:26:45.446318 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 387313 2023-07-02T19:05:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18216 2025-06-28T07:26:57.989223 application/rdf+xml 14122 2025-06-28T07:26:47.706277 image/jpeg 2112 2025-06-28T07:26:47.592290 image/jpeg 133646 2023-07-02T19:05:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 403527 2023-07-02T19:05:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 404950 2025-06-28T07:26:46.850375 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