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Autore |
Martin Joseph Plumb <1760-1850.> |
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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 |
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[Hoboken, N.J.], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-28147-0 |
1-280-79268-X |
9786613703071 |
1-118-28148-9 |
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Edizione |
[4th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxii, 202 pages) : maps |
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Collana |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GuentherKaren |
MartinJames Kirby <1943-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - United States |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Personal narratives |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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