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A narrative of Joshua Davis : an American citizen, who was pressed and served on board six ships of the British Navy. : He was in seven engagements, once wounded, five times confined in irons, and obtained his liberty by desertion. : The whole being an interesting and faithful narrative of the discipline, various practices and treatment of pressed seamen in the British Navy, and containing information that never was before presented to the American people.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Joshua, 1760-
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 22665.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Royal Navy--Sea life.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Royal Navy.
- Sailors--Personal narratives.
- Sailors.
- Privateering.
- Impressment.
- Seafaring life.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Songs.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 72 pages ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, : Printed by B. True, no. 78, State Street--, 1811.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Copyright Mar. 7, 1811, by Joshua Davis.
- Includes texts of songs, p. 31-32, 38-40.
- "Appendix. ... The author's advice to those of his countrymen, who should happen to be forced on board of any of the ships of His Britannic Majesty."--p. 63-72.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 22665).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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