Ordinary Courage
Subtitle: the Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin
By: edited by James Kirby Martin ; with an essay "The Revolutionary War Soldier on Film" by Karen Guenther
Contributors: Martin, James Kirby, 1943-
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Hoboken]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781444351354
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Soldiers; Personal narratives; Biography; History
Work titles: Narrative of some of the adventures, dangers, and sufferings of a Revolutionary soldier
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introductory; title: Campaign of 1776; title: Campaign of 1777; title: Campaign of 1778; title: Campaign of 1779; title: Campaign of 1780; title: Campaign of 1781; title: Campaign of 1782; title: Campaign of 1783; title: Afterword: The Revolutionary War Soldier on Film / by Karen Guenther.