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Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier : The Narrative of Joseph Plumb Martin by Joseph Plumb Martin (2006, Perfect)

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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486451461

ISBN-139780486451466

eBay Product ID (ePID)52423632

Product Key Features

Book TitleMemoir of a Revolutionary Soldier : the Narrative of Joseph Plumb Martin

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Revolutionary, Military

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJoseph Plumb Martin

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-040213

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal973.3/4406092 B

SynopsisA wide-eyed teenager during much of the Revolutionary War, Martin recounts in grim detail his harrowing confrontations with gnawing hunger, bitter cold, and the fear of battle. This invaluable memoir from an ordinary man in extraordinary times is "one of the best firsthand accounts of war as seen by a private soldier." -- "St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch.", A wide-eyed teenager during much of the Revolutionary War, Martin recounts in grim detail his harrowing confrontations with gnawing hunger, bitter cold, and the fear of battle., A wide-eyed teenager during most of the Revolutionary War, Joseph Plumb Martin left his grandfather's farm in Connecticut in 1775 and spent much of the next eight years with the Continental Army, crisscrossing the mid-Atlantic states and returning north after the British surrender at Yorktown. His notes, penned when he was seventy, recount in grim detail his harrowing experiences during the conflict -- the staggering losses in human life, the agony of long marches, constant gnawing hunger, bitter cold, and the fear of battle, as well as a warts-and-all view of military leaders. Balancing these brutal wartime experiences are lively accounts of hunting, fishing, and other diversions--including an occasional encounter with a "saucy miss." The fullest existing description of the Revolutionary War by an enlisted man, and a rediscovered gem of American history, Martin's recollections brim with telling anecdotes that reveal a great deal about American life during this era. An invaluable memoir from an ordinary man in extraordinary times, the narrative is "one of the best firsthand accounts of war as seen by a private soldier." -- St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch, A wide-eyed teenager during much of the Revolutionary War, Martin recounts in grim detail his harrowing confrontations with gnawing hunger, bitter cold, and the fear of battle. This invaluable memoir from an ordinary man in extraordinary times is "one of the best firsthand accounts of war as seen by a private soldier." -- St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch.

LC Classification NumberE275.M38 2006