This remarkable memoir is one of the most celebrated documents to emerge from the tumult of AmericaOs Revolutionary War. The ordinary and yet exceptional experiences of a young soldier in WashingtonOs army are given a new life in this fourth edition, sensitively edited for a modern readership. O Classic primary source on the Revolutionary War O Edited by a leading US authority on the period O Now with extra maps and a more extensive bibliography O Includes a new Afterword by Karen Guenther on film portrayals of the continental soldier
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
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