mccallister clark: good evening, everyone. it's so nice to see you here this evening. good friends and new faces. i am ellen mccallister clark, the library director at the american revolution institute of the society of cincinnati. it is my pleasure to be the one to introduce t. cole jones, who will speak to us about his new book "captives of liberty: prisoners of war and the politics of vengeance in the american revolution," which has just come out from the university of pennsylvania press. we have known professor jones, cole, since 2010, when he received a society of cincinnati scholars grant to conduct research in our library in support of his doctoral dissertation on the administration of enemy prisoners of war in revolutionary america. we have since followed his career and accomplishments with great interest and admiration. he received his phd from john hopkins in 2014. , went on to hold postdoctoral fellowships at the new york historical society. since 2015, he has been assistant professor of history at purdue university. "captives of liberty" is an important and

i am ellen mccallister clark,