The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell 1774-1777

by Nicholas Cresswell

Book Overview

Nicholas Cresswell was twenty-four years old when he left his birthplace of Edale, England to sail for Virginia, believing that "a person with a small fortune may live much better and make greater improvements in America than he can possibly do in England." From the time he left, sailing from Liverpool in 1774, until the time he returned, he kept a diary detailing his experiences in pre-Revolutionary America. As a loyal subject to King George, Cresswell...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1429005874
• ISBN13: 9781429005876
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.9"