Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin
Author: first_name: Joseph Plumb
last_name: Martin
Language: English
Year: 1830

Joining the Continental Army as a teenager, Joseph Plumb Martin spent the next eight years fighting in the Revolutionary War as an enlisted man.  His memoirs tell in detail his experiences during that time...the bitter cold, hunger, loss of life, long marches, and fear of battle.  He also includes tales of fishing, hunting, and other activities...including encounters with a "saucy miss".  His narrative reveals much about American life at the time and is one of the fullest and best accounts of th