Boy soldiers of the American Revolution / Caroline Cox ; with a foreword by Robert Middlekauff.
| Author/creator |
Cox, Caroline, 1954-2014 author. |
| Other author/creator | Middlekauff, Robert writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | xvi, 21 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction: As well as I can recollect -- Answer the purpose -- A strong desire to enlist -- My father caused me to enlist -- He took his father's place -- Fellow citizens. |
| Abstract | "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, Cox traces the evolution of youth in American culture in the late eighteenth century, as the accepted age for children to participate meaningfully in society--not only in the military--was rising dramatically"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-202) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015039985 |
| ISBN | 9781469627533 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469627531 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | UB418 .C45 C69 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |