James Kirby Martin 
Ordinary Courage [PDF ebook] 
The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin

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

Tabella dei contenuti

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

Circa l’autore

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).