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Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution
Caroline Cox
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Description for Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWF; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men, but boys, many of whom were under the age of sixteen, and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, ... Read more
Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men, but boys, many of whom were under the age of sixteen, and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these boys came to join the army and what they actually did in service. Giving us a rich and unique glimpse into colonial childhood, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469627533
SKU
V9781469627533
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About Caroline Cox
Caroline Cox (1954–2014) was professor of history at the University of the Pacific, USA and author of A Proper Sense of Honor: Service and Sacrifice in George Washington’s Army.
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