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James Durand, an Able Seaman of 1812; His Adventures on "Old Ironsides"  and As an Impressed Sailor in the British Navy

James Durand, an Able Seaman of 1812; His Adventures on "Old Ironsides" and As an Impressed Sailor in the British Navy

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James Durand, an Able Seaman of 1812; His Adventures on "Old Ironsides" and As an Impressed Sailor in the British Navy

by Durand, James R. & George Sprague Brooks, Ed

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New Haven. New Haven: Yale U. Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Pages are cream-colored. Bound in navy cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration to spine. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, gently read. Lacking the dust jacket. . James Durand was an American boy who in the late 19th and early 19th centuries served on three American vessels, was taken prisoner of war, and then impressed into the British Naval Service, for which he sailed for seven more years. Original navy blue boards with gilt titles and decoration. This is the first edition, a handsome copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 139 pages. A4 .

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Bookseller
Sweet Beagle Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
22986
Title
James Durand, an Able Seaman of 1812; His Adventures on "Old Ironsides" and As an Impressed Sailor in the British Navy
Author
Durand, James R. & George Sprague Brooks, Ed
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine with no dust jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Yale U. Press
Place of Publication
New Haven. New Haven
Date Published
1926
Keywords
Ships And Sailing, War Of 1812, Impressed Sailor, British Navy, Personal Journal
Bookseller catalogs
Military / War of 1812;

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