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Author:

Ruddiman, John A., 1978- author.

Title:

Becoming men of some consequence : youth and military service in the Revolutionary War / John A. Ruddiman.

Publisher:

University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

viii, 274 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Continental Army--History.--History.
Soldiers--United States--Social conditions--18th century.
Young men--United States--Social conditions--18th century.
Veterans--United States--Social conditions--18th century.
United States--Social aspects.--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects.
Youth and war--United States--History--18th century.
Masculinity--United States--History--18th century.
Civil-military relations--United States--History--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-260) and index.

Contents:

"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.

Summary:

"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.

Series:

Jeffersonian America

ISBN:

0813936179
9780813936178

OCLC:

(OCoLC)880566271

LCCN:

2014010366

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)