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<\/a>The Naval Monument, containing official and other accounts of all the battles fought between the Navies of the United States and Great Britain <\/em>was written by Abel Bowen and published by George Clark in 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts.\u00a0 This work is a direct account for all reports between the United States and Great Britain navy during the War of 1812.\u00a0 Its written by a publisher, engraver and author named Abel Bowen who lacks the military experience one would need to write a military work.\u00a0 As I read these accounts, a question continued to arise in my mind, how could an author publish and write a work of which he had no previous experience in the field?\u00a0 It made little sense to me but being that the work had little to no narrative made me understand the circumstances more.<\/p>\nIn the beginning of the work, we are given a preface that in my opinion was an unrealistic view into the lives of the soldiers in the Navy.\u00a0 Bowen portrays the Navy in a very idealistic way, which differed greatly from the rest of the text. Following the preface the naval monument begins with direct accounts between officers in both the United States and Great Britain navies. These accounts include conversations about different tactics that the naval army would participate in, live accounts of battles with the British and conversations between captains.\u00a0 These reports gave the audience a chance to truly connect with the soldiers who were in battle.\u00a0 In addition to the United States accounts, the book contains some reports from the British naval force. These British reports differ greatly from the US reports in that they were increasingly emotional and formal.\u00a0 The US accounts were more realistic and genuine, giving its audience a first person perspective.<\/p>\n