Ordinary Courage

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Enriched by James Kirby Martin's expanded and updatedintroduction, this classic memoir provides a compelling history ofthe Revolutionary War as seen through the eyes of one courageoussoldier. * * Includes an expanded and updated introduction, annotations, andsuggestions for further reading * New maps give an overview of Joseph Plumb Martin'stravels * Brief headnotes introduce each chapter

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James Kirby Martin

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"For students, professional historians, and general readers,James Kirby Martin, a most gifted historian, has provided a superbedition of Joseph Plumb Martin's narrative of his life as asoldier in the American Revolution." Robert Middlekauff, University of California, Berkeley "Ordinary Courage is a classic in American militaryhistory. James Kirby Martin has expertly edited the originalversion. It is wonderful to have such an excellent volume, soskillfully introduced and edited, available for students and thegeneral readership." Joseph T. Glatthaar, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill "Ordinary Courage reminds the reader that theAmerican Revolution was fought by ordinary persons thrust in toextraordinary circumstances. Joseph Plumb Martin did not adviseWashington, write stirring documents, or hold an importantpolitical office, but he fought and suffered for Americanindependence. James Kirby Martin has done an extraordinary jobediting the work, with notes that provide the historical contextfor Joseph Martin's experiences." Randy Roberts, Purdue University "James Kirby Martin, long recognized as one of the leadinghistorians of the American Revolution, has done us a real servicein presenting a new edition of Joseph Plumb Martin'sRevolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin, appropriatelyentitled Ordinary Courage, the best memoir of a Continentalsoldier available." Don Higginbotham, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill
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