John A. Nagy was born in Perth Amboy, NJ. He is an expert in antique documents, a consultant for the William L. Clements Library of the University of Michigan on espionage, and a Scholar in Residence at Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania. He is President of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia and has appeared on the History Channel, C-Span, local educational TV, and the Pennsylvania Cable Network. He graduated from Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA (BA) and Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (MMS). His book "Rebellion in the Ranks Mutinities of the American Revolution won the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia's Thomas Fleming Book Award for the best book on the American Revolution Era published in 2007."