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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Jeffersonian America
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Jeffersonian America.
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| Contents |
"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. |
| Summary |
"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"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Continental Army -- Military life -- History.
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United States. Continental Army. |
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History. |
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Soldiers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
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Soldiers. |
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Young men -- United States -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
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Young men. |
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Veterans -- United States -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
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Youth and war -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Veterans. |
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Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Youth and war. |
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Masculinity. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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Civil-military relations. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
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Social aspects. |
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Armed Forces -- Military life. |
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Soldiers -- Social conditions. |
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Veterans -- Social conditions. |
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Young men -- Social conditions. |
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
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1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ruddiman, John A., 1978- Becoming men of some consequence : youth and military service in the Revolutionary War. Charlottesville, Virginia : University of Virginia Press, ©2014 viii, 274 pages Jeffersonian America. 9780813936178 |
| ISBN |
9780813936178 (electronic book) |
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0813936179 (electronic book) |
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1322149763 (electronic book) |
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9781322149769 (electronic book) |
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9780813936185 (electronic book) |
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0813936187 (electronic book) |
