Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-10-05
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781502714220
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ned Myers; or, A Life Before the Mast
Author: Cooper J. Fenimore
Publisher:
Published: 1901
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780259661474
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Published: 1843
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →I walked over the ground where the explosion took place. It was a dreadful sight; the dead being so mutilated that it was scarcely possible to tell their colour. I saw gun-barrels bent nearly double. I think we saw Sir Roger Sheafe, the British General, galloping across the field, by himself, a few minutes before the explosion. At all events, we saw a mounted officer, and fired at him. He galloped up to the government-house, dismounted, went in, remained a short time, and then galloped out of town.
Author: James Cooper
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-12-12
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9781981656394
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ned Myers or, A Life Before the Mast by James Fenimore Cooper. In less than an hour we were sent on board the enemy's vessels. I was carried to the Royal George, but Mr. Trant was taken on board the Wolfe. The Growler had lost her bowsprit, and was otherwise damaged, and had been forced to strike also. She had a man killed, and I believe one or two wounded.[8] On board of us, not a man, besides myself, had been touched! We seemed to have been preserved by a miracle, for every one of the enemy had a slap at us, and, for some time, we were within pistol-shot. Then we had no quarters at all, being perfectly exposed to grape and canister. The enemy must have fired too high, for nothing else could have saved us. In July, while I still belonged to the Scourge, I had been sent with a boat's crew, under Mr. Bogardus, on board an English flag of truce that had come into the Harbour. While in this vessel, our boat's crew were "hail-fellows-well-met" with the Englishmen, and we had agreed among us to take care of each other, should either side happen to be taken. I had been on board the Royal George but a short time, when two of these very men came up to me with some grog and some grub; and next morning they brought me my bitters. I saw no more of them, however, except when they came to shake hands with us at the gang-way, as we were leaving the ship.
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-09-24
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781976572456
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ned Myers (born 1793) was an American sailor. Born in Quebec as a British subject, Myers grew up in Halifax after being abandoned by his father. He moved to New York City at the age of eleven, cherishing the dream of becoming a sailor. Two years later, while serving aboard the merchant ship Sterling, Myers would meet James Fenimore Cooper, who would later write a biography of him titled Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast (1843). Myers rejected his status as a British subject and became an American citizen, something that would cause him trouble when he was captured by a Royal Navy warship in the summer of 1812. He was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Scourge. However, Myers would live through the War of 1812, meeting with Cooper in 1843 for the authoring of his biography.
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: The Floating Press
Published: 2015-05-01
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1776587618
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Quebec-born Ned Myers was a fascinating character who knew he was destined for a life on the sea from an early age. Orphaned as a young boy, Myers ran away to New York City at the tender age of 11 to fulfill his dream. On one of his voyages, Myers made the acquaintance of American author James Fenimore Cooper, who was so taken with this salty sea dog that he was compelled to write this full-length biography.
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-04-18
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 3387331452
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