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.
"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. 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"In his introduction and extensive editorial notes throughout the volume, David Swain provides a detailed analysis of Dring's memoir and takes nothing at face value. Swain interrogates each of Dring's assertions and, in the end, brings wonderful clarity to a highly emotional narrative."--New York History
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