America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army

by Charles Neimeyer and Charles P. Neimeyer

Book Overview

A unique and revealing analysis of the diverse body that made up the American revolutionary army

One of the images Americans hold most dear is that of the drum-beating, fire-eating Yankee Doodle Dandy rebel, overpowering his British adversaries through sheer grit and determination. The myth of the classless, independence-minded farmer or hard-working artisan-turned-soldier is deeply ingrained in the national psyche.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814757820
• ISBN13: 9780814757826
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"