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Following the drum : women at the Valley Forge encampment /
"[This book] tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777-78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge -- from those on society's lowest rungs to ladies of the upper echelon. Poor, dirty beings who clung to the very edge of survival, many camp women were soldiers...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
Potomac Books,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Setting the Stage: The War, Army, and Community
- 2 Martha Washington at Valley forge: "The Worthy Partner of the Worthiest of Men"
- 3 Martha Washington at the Other Encampments: A Resolute and Loyal Lady
- 4 Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox: The Ladies Come to Valley Forge
- 5 Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge: "I Should not Be Sorry to See You Here"
- 6 The Women with Washington's "Family": Slaves, Servants, and Spies
- 7 Camp Women at Valley Forge: "A Caravan of Wild Beasts"
- 8 Camp Women with the Continental Army: Cannonballs and Cooking Kettles
- 9 The General Returns to Valley Forge: A Distinguished Officer's Musings
- Appendix Making the Myth of Martha Washington: Nineteenth-Century Fantasy vs. Eighteenth-Century Reality
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author