Jack Tar: The extraordinary lives of ordinary seamen in Nelson's Navy (Roy & Lesley Adkins)

By Roy & Leslie Adkins.

'A rich, fascinating, even humbling study' - Sunday Times.

'You may think you already know about life with Nelson's Navy. Jack Tar will make you think again...' - Daily Mail.

'A spirited and unsparing account' - Literary Review

This book explores the force behind Nelson's Navy in the thousands of sailors and marines who manned the great wind-powered wooden warships. Jack Tar gives these forgotten men a voice in an enthralling picture of what their life was really like during this age of sail. Letters, diaries and other manuscripts reveal how they lived, worked, fought and died on board the warships. Their emotions and experiences are explored, from the dread of press-gangs and shipwreck, to the exhilaration of battle, grog, prize-money and prostitutes.

Product Details
Publisher: Abacus
Year of Publication: 2009
Language: English
Paperback: 429 pages
Dimensions: 12.5cm (w) x 19.8cm (l) x 3cm (d)