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Becoming men of some consequence : youth and military service in the Revolutionary War /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruddiman, John A., 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
Series:Jeffersonian America.
Subjects:
United States. > Continental Army > Military life > 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 > History > 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.

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Call Number: E259 .R83 2014
 
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