Life And Adventures Of James R Durand During a Period of Fifteen Years, from 1801 to 1816 In Which Time He Was Impressed on Board the British Fleet, and Held in Detestable Bondage for

James R. Durand served on three American war vessels, including the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), was taken prisoner of war, and then impressed into the British Navy. For seven years he served under that foreign flag and during the War of 1812, aboard the British frigate Narcissus, he refused to obey orders to take part in the bombardment of Stonington, Connecticut, where he had relatives. He was almost hanged. The journal ends with Durand_s release from the British Navy and return to his home, Milford, Connecticut.Durand, James R. is the author of 'Life And Adventures Of James R Durand During a Period of Fifteen Years, from 1801 to 1816 In Which Time He Was Impressed on Board the British Fleet, and Held in Detestable Bondage for' with ISBN 9780939218080 and ISBN 0939218089.