Recollections of Life on the Prison Ship Jersey
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594161224 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is currently a research assistant at the David Library of the American Revolution, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.. DAVID SWAIN received degrees in history from Oberlin College and the University of Michigan
He is currently a research assistant at the David Library of the American Revolution, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.. About the AuthorDAVID SWAIN received degrees in history from Oberlin College and the University of Michigan
Raymond Hughes said good.. new, good.
Now, however, thanks to the careful work of David Swain, students of the Revolutionary War at long last have a reliable edition of this fascinating and important source.”—EDWIN G. BURROWS, author of Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 “Among the many events which took place during the Revolutionary War from its commencement to its termination are the cruelties inflicted upon that unfortunate class of men who had the misfortune to be numbered among the prisoners of the British and more particularly those whom the dreadful chance of war had placed on board their prison ships at New York.” So begins the remarkable narrative of Thomas Dring. “Until now, Thomas Dring’s memoir of his incarceration on a British prison ship has been available only in the heavily edited version first published in 1829. Recollections of Life on the Prison Ship Jersey is a plea not to forget but instead to remember the inhumanity of the captors and the sacrifices of the captives—a message that continues to resonate today. Editor David Swain has pr