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100 1 _aDandridge, Danske,
_d1858-1914
245 1 0 _aAmerican Prisoners of the Revolution
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-04-01
508 _aText file produced by Dave Maddock, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _a"American Prisoners of the Revolution" by Danske Dandridge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work details the suffering of American prisoners during the Revolutionary War, focusing particularly on their experiences in British prisons, notably in New York. Dandridge aims to honor these forgotten heroes by documenting their trials, providing a compelling narrative of their hardship and resilience in the face of brutal treatment. At the start of the book, the author dedicates the work to her grandfather, setting a tone of reverence for the sacrifices made by Revolutionary War prisoners. The preface outlines her motivation to gather scattered information about these individuals and their experiences, emphasizing the scarcity of firsthand accounts and the importance of retelling their stories. She highlights the dreadful conditions faced by prisoners, including starvation and disease, as well as the authoritaritative cruelty inflicted by figures like Provost Marshal William Cunningham. The opening chapters offer glimpses into the harsh reality of imprisonment, introducing readers to specific cases of prisoners and their struggles, including descriptions of the inhumane treatment they endured and the desperate circumstances that led to their suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7829
999 _c49818
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