Ordinary Courage: The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin / Edition 3

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Overview

Enriched by James Kirby Martin’s expanded and updated introduction, this classic memoir provides a compelling history of the Revolutionary War as seen through the eyes of one courageous soldier.

  • Includes an expanded and updated introduction, annotations, and suggestions for further reading
  • New maps give an overview of Joseph Plumb Martin’s travels
  • Brief headnotes introduce each chapter
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781405177061
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/28/2008
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 3
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 958,865
  • Product dimensions: 5.46 (w) x 8.55 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

James Kirby Martin is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Houston. He is the award-winning author and editor of 12 books, including Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered (1997), and (with Joseph Glatthaar) Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution (2006).

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Table of Contents

Introductory Comments.

Preface.

Chapter I: Introductory.

Chapter II: Campaign of 1776.

Chapter III: Campaign of 1777.

Chapter IV: Campaign of 1778.

Chapter V: Campaign of 1779.

Chapter VI: Campaign of 1780.

Chapter VII: Campaign of 1781.

Chapter VIII: Campaign of 1782.

Chapter IX: Campaign of 1783.

Suggestions for Additional Reading.

Index

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    Posted November 18, 2003

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    ITs the perfect book for a person anxious to know about the revolutionary war

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