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02482aam a2200433 i 4500 001 3CAB3D28C17411E49647BAD4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150303010228 008 140926s2014 vauab b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2014010366 020 $a 0813936179 020 $a 9780813936178 035 $a (OCoLC)880566271 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d VCW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E259 $b .R83 2014 082 00 $a 973.3/1 $2 23 100 1 $a Ruddiman, John A., $d 1978- $e author. 245 10 $a Becoming men of some consequence : $b youth and military service in the Revolutionary War / $c John A. Ruddiman. 264 1 $a Charlottesville ; $b University of Virginia Press, $c 2014. 300 $a viii, 274 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Jeffersonian America 520 2 $a "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. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-260) and index. 505 0 $a "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. 610 10 $a United States. $b Continental Army $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Soldiers $z United States $x Social conditions $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Young men $z United States $x Social conditions $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Veterans $z United States $x Social conditions $y 18th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Social aspects. $y Revolution, 1775-1783 $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Youth and war $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Masculinity $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Civil-military relations $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 830 0 $a Jeffersonian America. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217031012.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171205015601.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3CAB3D28C17411E49647BAD4DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search