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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

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1811.
Call number: 98441
Creator: Davis, Joshua (1760-)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 20 cm
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