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

• Autore: Martin Joseph Plumb <1760-1850.>
• Pubblicazione: [Hoboken, N.J.], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxii, 202 pages) : maps
• Disciplina: 973.3/8
• Soggetto topico: Soldiers - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Personal narratives
• Altri autori: GuentherKaren MartinJames Kirby <1943->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ordinary courage
• ISBN: 1-118-28147-0; 1-280-79268-X; 9786613703071; 1-118-28148-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790337603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New York Academy of Sciences