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Becoming men of some consequence : youth and military service in the Revolutionary War /
"This book examines young Revolutionary War soldiers' and officers' changing motivations and expectations in relation to their enlistments, experiences in the army, choices about quitting long-term military service, and their attempts to rejoin civilian life after the war"--Provi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Charlottesville :
University of Virginia Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Jeffersonian America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- "The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us" : ambition, coercion, and choice in joining the army
- "We were young men with warm hearts" : manhood in the Continental Army
- "Feared by many, loved by none" : relationships between soldiers and civilians
- "To quit the service of their country" : young men's decisions to leave the Continental Army
- "Yield the tribute due to merit" : young veterans after the war.