Ned Myers

Ned Myers (b. 1793) was an American sailor. Born in Quebec as a British subject, Myers grew up in Halifax after being abandoned by his father. He moved to New York City at the age of eleven, cherishing the dream of becoming a sailor.^[1] Two years later, while serving aboard the merchant ship Sterling, Myers would meet James Fenimore Cooper, who would later write a biography of him.^[2] Myers rejected his status as a British subject and became an American citizen, something that would cause him trouble when he was captured by a Royal Navy warship in the summer of 1812.^[1] However, Myers would live through the War of 1812, meeting with Cooper in 1843 for the authoring of his biography.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Taylor, pp. 3-4
2. ^ Taylor, p.106
3. ^ Keese

Bibliography

• Keese, G. Pomeroy (August 4, 1900). "Cooper's "Ned Myers."". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E11FB3F5911738DDDAD0894D0405B808CF1D3. 
• Taylor, Alan (2010). The Civil War of 1812. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9781400042654. 

Further reading

• Cooper, James Fenimore (1843). Ned Myers; or, a Life Before the Mast. Richard Bentley. ISBN 1428022325.