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.
| Author/creator | Davis, Joshua, 1760- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed by B. True, no. 78, State Street--, 1811. |
| Description | 72 pages ; 19 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 22665. ^A575643 |
| General note | Copyright Mar. 7, 1811, by Joshua Davis. |
| General note | Includes texts of songs, p. 31-32, 38-40. |
| General note | "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. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 22665 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | 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). |
| Genre/form | Songs. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |