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Following the drum : women at the Valley Forge encampment / / Nancy K. Loane



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Autore: Loane Nancy K. <1943-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Following the drum : women at the Valley Forge encampment / / Nancy K. Loane Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, , [2009]
©2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 pages)
Disciplina: 973.3341082
Soggetto topico: Women - United States
Soggetto geografico: Valley Forge (Pa.) History 18th century
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Women
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Participation, Female
États-Unis Histoire 1775-1783 (Révolution) Femmes
États-Unis Histoire 1775-1783 (Révolution) Participation des femmes
Pennsylvania Valley Forge
United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Biography
Biographies.
History
Classificazione: 15.87
7,26
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Setting the Stage: The War, Army, and Community -- 2 Martha Washington at Valley forge: "The Worthy Partner of the Worthiest of Men" -- 3 Martha Washington at the Other Encampments: A Resolute and Loyal Lady -- 4 Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox: The Ladies Come to Valley Forge -- 5 Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge: "I Should not Be Sorry to See You Here" -- 6 The Women with Washington's "Family": Slaves, Servants, and Spies -- 7 Camp Women at Valley Forge: "A Caravan of Wild Beasts" -- 8 Camp Women with the Continental Army: Cannonballs and Cooking Kettles -- 9 The General Returns to Valley Forge: A Distinguished Officer's Musings -- Appendix Making the Myth of Martha Washington: Nineteenth-Century Fantasy vs. Eighteenth-Century Reality -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Sommario/riassunto: "[This book] tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777-78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge -- from those on society's lowest rungs to ladies of the upper echelon. Poor, dirty beings who clung to the very edge of survival, many camp women were soldiers' wives who worked as the army's washerwomen, nurses, cooks, or seamstresses. Though these women's written correspondence is scarce, author Nancy Loane uses sources such as issued military orders, pension depositions after the war, and soldiers' descriptions to bring these women to life. Other women at the encampment were of higher status: they traveled with Washington's entourage when the army headquarters shifted from place to place and served the general as valued cooks, laundresses, or housekeepers ... Drawing from diary entries and letters, Following the drum illuminates the experiences of these ladies, including Martha Washington, Lucy Knox, and Lady Stirling, during the encampment and then traces their lives after the Revolutionary War"--Jacket.
Titolo autorizzato: Following the drum  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9781640123953
9781597973854
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910795412203321
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