Samuel Smedley

A biography of an eighteenth-century New England privateer that “takes a deep dive into the life and adventures of this colorful figure” ( Fairfield Sun ). From the shores of Long Island Sound to the high seas of the West Indies, against British warships and letters of marque, Samuel Smedley left a stream of smoke and blood as he took prisoners and prizes alike. At twenty-three years old, Smedley, a Fairfield, Connecticut native, enlisted as a lieutenant of marines on the Connecticut ship Defenc