Following the drum : women at the Valley Forge encampment / Nancy K. Loane.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781597973854 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1597973858 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: x, 205 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Setting the stage : the war, army, and community -- Martha Washington at Valley Forge : "the worthy partner of the worthiest of men" -- Martha Washington at the other encampments : a resolute and loyal lady -- Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox : the ladies come to Valley Forge -- Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge : "I should not be sorry to see you here" -- The women with Washington's "family" : slaves, servants, and spies -- Camp women at Valley Forge : "a caravan of wild beasts" -- Camp women with the Continental Army : cannonballs and cooking kettles -- 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. |
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Indian Valley Public Library | PA 973.3341 Loane (Text) | 39427102497633 | Pennsylvania Room: Pennsylvania Nonfiction | Checked Out | 04/16/2024 |
Meyersdale Public Library | 973.3 LOANE (Text) | 30512005407380 | MEYM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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