Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier - (Dover Books on Americana) by Joseph Plumb Martin (Paperback)
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Highlights
- 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.
- Author(s): Joseph Plumb Martin
- 176 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Historical
- Series Name: Dover Books on Americana
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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.Book Synopsis
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
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.24 Inches (W) x .36 Inches (D)
Weight: .37 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Series Title: Dover Books on Americana
Publisher: Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
Author: Joseph Plumb Martin
Language: English
Street Date: May 26, 2006
TCIN: 77733087
UPC: 9780486451466
Item Number (DPCI): 247-61-1799
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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