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Historical Archaeology of the Revolutionary War Encampments of Washington's Army /
This edited volume presents archaeological and ethno-historic research concerning Washington's Army's encampments, trails, and support structures during the American Revolution. Important sites and preserves that the following chapters discuss include Valley Forge in Pennsylvania; Putnam P...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
[2019]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This edited volume presents archaeological and ethno-historic research concerning Washington's Army's encampments, trails, and support structures during the American Revolution. Important sites and preserves that the following chapters discuss include Valley Forge in Pennsylvania; Putnam Park and General Parson's Preserve in Redding, Connecticut; Morristown National Historic Park in New Jersey; and Rochambeau's marching trail through Connecticut. Topics pursued by contributors to the volume are the military discipline and training of soldiers; the routine activities of soldiers and officers; the special accomodations accommodations at George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge; the layouts and organizations of encampments; the participation of African descendants, Native peoples, and women in the war; and the historic technology used by soldiers to construct their winter quarters. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (290 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780813057170 |