Martin Ordinary Courage

The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin
4. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-28147-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book

This remarkable memoir is one of the most celebrated documents toemerge from the tumult of America's Revolutionary War. Theordinary and yet exceptional experiences of a young soldier inWashington's army are given a new life in this fourthedition, 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 portrayalsof the continental soldier

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martin, James Kirby

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).