Women at War in the Borderlands of the Early American Northeast

by Gina M. Martino

Book Overview

Across the borderlands of the early American northeast, New England, New France, and Native nations deployed women with surprising frequency to the front lines of wars that determined control of North America. Far from serving as passive helpmates in a private, domestic sphere, women assumed wartime roles as essential public actors, wielding muskets, hatchets, and makeshift weapons while fighting for their families, communities, and nations. Revealing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469668777
• ISBN13: 9781469668772
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"