Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Arcadia Publishing, 2011
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781614233176 (electronic bk.) MWT14114018, 1614233179 (electronic bk.) 14114018
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
From the shores of Long Island Sound to the high seas of the West Indies, against British warships and letters of marque, Samuel Smedley left a stream of smoke and blood as he took prisoners and prizes alike. At twenty-three years old, Smedley, a Fairfield, Connecticut native, enlisted as a lieutenant of marines on the Connecticut ship Defense during the American Revolution. Less than a year later, he was her captain, scouring the seas for British prey. In this biography, Jackson Kuhl delves into the life and times of this Patriot, sea captain and privateer
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