Thomas Painter

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Conflict & War, Memoir, People, Prisoners of War May 7, 2019 May 6, 2019

Misadventures in the Countryside: Escape from a British Prison Ship

by Katie Turner Getty

Thomas Painter inhaled sea water. As he struggled to recover from the “draft of Salt Water” that flooded his mouth and throat, he was…

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