Following the Drum - Women At the Valley Forge Encampment

Following the Drum tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777–78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
 

Table des matières

Preface
1. Setting the Stage: The War, Army, and Community
2. Martha Washington at Valley Forge: "The Worthy Partner of the Worthiest of Men"
3. Martha Washington at the Other Encampments: A Resolute and Loyal Lady
4. Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox: The Ladies Come to Valley Forge
5. Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge: "I Should Not Be Sorry to See You Here"
6. The Women with Washington's "Family": Slaves, Servants, and Spies
7. Camp Women at Valley Forge: "A Caravan of Wild Beasts"
8. Camp Women with the Continental Army: Cannonballs and Cooking Kettles
9. 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
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

A propos de l'auteur

Nancy K. Loane is a former seasonal ranger at Valley Forge National Park, a founding member of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia, and an honorary lifetime member of the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge. She lives in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Résumé

Following the Drum: Women at the Valley Forge Encampment tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777–78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Nancy K Loane, Nancy K. Loane
• Edition: Potomac Books Inc
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781640123090
• ISBN: 978-1-64012-309-0
• Pages: 228
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Amerikanische Geschichte, 1790 bis 1799 n. Chr., USA Nordosten, Mid-Atlantic States, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, History - Military / War, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA), HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)