Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash - A Devon Lad's Life in Nelson's Navy is a book by Anthony Blackmore. It is a fictionalised account of the true story of Samuel Blackmore, a lower deck sailor in Nelson's Navy from 1793 to 1802. A reviewer for the South West Maritime History Society described the book as "a well-written volume placing Samuel Blackmore in the midst of the actions surrounding him from official logs, letters, etc."
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“Lead bullets flattened by human teeth have been found on the camp site. Soldiers who had been caught stealing food from nearby farms customarily chewed on a bullet as the lash was laid on their bare backs.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)