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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.
Classic primary source on the Revolutionary War
Edited by a leading US authority on the period
Now with extra maps and a more extensive bibliography
Includes a new Afterword by Karen Guenther on film portrayals of the continental soldier
Contents
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
