Born and educated in England, David Cressy has made his career in the United States as an historian of early modern Britain. He taught in the Claremont Colleges, California State University Long Beach, and the Ohio State University before retiring to write and travel. When not in British archives and libraries he may be found exploring the beaches and deserts of the American West.

David Cressy, a historian of early modern Britain, wants to rescue these customs from such condescension. He argues that salvaging goods from wrecked ships formed part of the 'moral economy' of maritime communities, borrowing E.P. Thompson's famous explanation for early modern food riots.

Born and educated in England, David Cressy has made his career in the United States as an historian of early modern Britain. He taught in the Claremont Colleges, California State University Long Beach, and the Ohio State University before retiring to write and travel. When not in British archives and libraries he may be found exploring the beaches and deserts of the American West.

David Cressy, a historian of early modern Britain, wants to rescue these customs from such condescension. He argues that salvaging goods from wrecked ships formed part of the 'moral economy' of maritime communities, borrowing E.P. Thompson's famous explanation for early modern food riots.

Born and educated in England, David Cressy has made his career in the United States as an historian of early modern Britain. He taught in the Claremont Colleges, California State University Long Beach, and the Ohio State University before retiring to write and travel. When not in British archives and libraries he may be found exploring the beaches and deserts of the American West.

David Cressy, a historian of early modern Britain, wants to rescue these customs from such condescension. He argues that salvaging goods from wrecked ships formed part of the 'moral economy' of maritime communities, borrowing E.P. Thompson's famous explanation for early modern food riots.