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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790337603321

Autore

Martin Joseph Plumb <1760-1850.>

Titolo

Ordinary courage [[electronic resource] ] : the Revolutionary War adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin / / edited by James Kirby Martin ; with an essay "The Revolutionary War soldier on film" / by Karen Guenther

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hoboken, N.J.], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

1-118-28147-0

1-280-79268-X

9786613703071

1-118-28148-9

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 202 pages) : maps

Collana

New York Academy of Sciences

Altri autori (Persone)

GuentherKaren

MartinJames Kirby <1943->

Disciplina

973.3/8

Soggetti

Soldiers - United States

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Personal narratives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introductory -- Campaign of 1776 -- Campaign of 1777 -- Campaign of 1778 -- Campaign of 1779 -- Campaign of 1780 -- Campaign of 1781 -- Campaign of 1782 -- Campaign of 1783 -- Afterword: The Revolutionary War Soldier on Film / by Karen Guenther.

Sommario/riassunto

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 War. Edited by a leading US authority on the period. Now with extra maps and a more extensive bibliography. Includes a new Afterword by Karen Guenther on film portrayals of the continental soldier.