Ordinary Courage

The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

This remarkable memoir is one of the most celebrated documents to emerge from the tumult of America’s Revolutionary War. The ordinary and yet exceptional experiences of a young soldier in Washington’s army are given a new life in this fourth edition, sensitively edited for a modern readership. Classic primary source on the Revolutionary WarEdited by a leading US authority on the periodNow with extra maps and a more extensive bibliographyIncludes a new Afterword by Karen Guenther on film portrayals of the continental soldier

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-06-01
Mått:138 x 217 x 11 mm
Vikt:254 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Upplaga:4
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781444351354

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James Kirby Martin is the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of History at the University of Houston. He is the award-winning author of 12 books, including Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered (1997), and Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution (with Joseph T. Glatthaar, 2006).

Innehållsförteckning

Introductory Comments ixOverview Maps of Joseph Plumb Martin's Adventures, 1776–1783 xxiii–ivMartin's Narrative of Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings xxvPreface 1Chapter I: Introductory 3Chapter II: Campaign of 1776 11Chapter III: Campaign of 1777 39Chapter IV: Campaign of 1778 70Chapter V: Campaign of 1779 98Chapter VI: Campaign of 1780 111Chapter VII: Campaign of 1781 132Chapter VIII: Campaign of 1782 158Chapter IX: Campaign of 1783 168The Revolutionary War Soldier on Film 183Karen GuentherSuggestions for Additional Reading 188Index 195