Career
He was the younger brother of writer Ernest Hemingway, and wrote six books, including a first novel entitled The Sound of the Trumpet (1953), which was based on Leicester"s experiences in France and Germany during World World War World War II In 1961, Leicester published My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, a biography. The work was well-received and brought Leicester both recognition as a writer in his own right and significant financial rewards. With the capital from the work, Hemingway created the micronation of on a barge off the coast of Jamaica, intended to serve as a marine research headquarters.
The project was cut short when was destroyed in a 1966 tropical storm.
Leicester Hemingway committed suicide with a gunshot to the head in 1982 after several years of suffering from Type II diabetes, which necessitated numerous operations. Hemingway founded his micronation of on an 8 foot by 30 foot barge he had towed 12 nautical miles out from Jamaica in July 1964.
He utilized the 1856 Guano Islands Acting to claim half of the barge as a new nation and half for the United States. Hemingway also "wrote" a constitution, which was a copy of the United States. Constitution with the words "" subbed in for "United States".
" purpose was to generate money for oceanographic research by selling coins and stamps.
In 1966, the micronation was ravaged by a storm and then ransacked by fishermen.