Jason A. Cherry is a 2002 graduate of the University of Massachusetts. An independent historian, he is the “research consultant” for the 1719 William Trent House in Trenton, NJ. On March 13, 2024 his new book and biography William Trent: Factor of Ambition was released and met with rave reviews from award-winning author Brady Crytzer, the CEO of the Heinz History Center Andrew Masich, 2013 George Washington Book Prize winner Stephen Brumwell, and by the Journal of the American Revolution. Since then, he has spoken at renowned historic sites such as Christ Church in Philadelphia, the New Jersey State Library, the Library Company of Philadelphia, the Benjamin Franklin House in London, Washington Crossing Historic Park in Pennsylvania, and George Washington's Mount Vernon. Currently, he works as an Assistant Teacher for Stepping Stones Children’s Center in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. Jason lives in Butler, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Emily, and his two daughters Penny and Charlotte.
The genteel glass rattled through the windows of the “flying machine” as Maj. William Trent tried to stay awake on the coach ride from Bristol to London.[1] The passage across the ocean had been anything but accommodating after he was delayed a week off the coast of Ireland to wait out the angry winds of […]
