Ordinary Courage
The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Colonial Period (1600-1775)
| Author: | James Kirby Martin | ISBN: | 9781118281475 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | June 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Kirby Martin |
| ISBN: | 9781118281475 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | June 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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
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
