The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777
Author(s): Nicholas Cresswell
Genre(s): Memoirs
Narrators: Piotr Nater, Jenno, Jennifer Fournier, Thomas Wayne, Matthew McNaughton, Chad Jackson
Number of Chapters: 21
Length: 10 hours and 18 minutes
Language: English
Against his family's wishes, the son of an English landowner emigrates to America in 1774 for reasons he won't reveal. His adventures take him
from Barbados to trade cotton, to the Ohio frontier in search of farmland, and back to the ruins of New York during the Revolutionary War. Refusing to fight for the American side, fearing death in prison, and with his money running out, he struggles to find a way back to England.
Amazing adventures and fascinating observations of life, politics, piracy, survival in Indian country, and parties at George Washington's house during this critical period in America's history. (Summary by Matthew McNaughton)