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
Spis treści
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
O autorze
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).
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