The Soldier's Two Bodies : Military Sacrifice and Popular Sovereignty in Revolutionary War Veteran Narratives /

In The Soldier's Two Bodies, James M. Greene investigates an overlooked genre of early American literature--the Revolutionary War veteran narrative--showing that it by turns both promotes and critiques a notion of military heroism as the source of U.S. sovereignty. Personal narratives by vetera...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greene, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: LaVergne : LSU Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Veterans' writings, American
Veterans
Sovereignty in literature
Soldiers in literature
American literature
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Sovereignty in literature.
Soldiers in literature.
Veterans' writings, American > History and criticism.
United States
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Veterans.
Personal narratives
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ethan Allen, Daniel Shays, and the invention of a revolutionary hero
  • Hugh Henry Brackenridge, the Crawford Expedition, and an ideal national army
  • Joseph Plumb Martin, Deborah Sampson, and the soldier's two bodies
  • Isaac Hubbell, James Roberts, and the fantasy of a White Army
  • Israel Potter, Israel Potter, and the forgotten veteran
  • Coda: The "best illustration" of patriotism.

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