United States, American Revolution, Revolution & Founding, Naval 

Born in a scaport town in colonial Massachusetts, Christopher Prince grew up to become an accomplished merchant seaman. During the Revolution, he served on board both British and American ships. In his journal, which is the foundation of The Autobiography of a Yankee Mariner, he recounted narrow escapes from death, his travails as a prisoner, previously unknown details about a joint Indian and British attack on Montreal, and a new perspective on Ethan Allen's imprisonment. He concluded with an account of his religious conversion and its transforming effect on his life. Historian Michael J. Crawford provides expert historical context to Prince's journal with an introduction, notes, appendixes, and a glossary. Prince and Crawford's combined efforts bring us a riveting, real-life story that makes an important contribution to our understanding of American naval, maritime, and Revolutionary history.