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Following the Drum: Women at the Valley - Hardcover, by Loane Nancy K. - Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781597973854
- Book Title
- Following the Drum : Women at the Valley Forge Encampment
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Women, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Women's Studies, Presidents & Heads of State
- Item Weight
- 17.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potomac Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1597973858
ISBN-13
9781597973854
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72388386
Product Key Features
Book Title
Following the Drum : Women at the Valley Forge Encampment
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Women, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Women's Studies, Presidents & Heads of State
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2008-044817
Reviews
eoeDr. Nancy K. Loanee(tm)s fascination and passion regarding the women who supported General George Washington . . . during their encampment in Valley Forge, PA, shines through in her new book.e, An eye-opening assessment of how George Washington and the Continental Army made it through the winter of 1777-78., Nancy K. Loane has cleared away the myths surrounding the women at the Valley Forge encampment, from Martha Washington to Mrs. Mary Geyer. Her careful documentation and relaxed writing style make this a not-to-be-missed book for historians and re-enactors., Thoroughly researched and a compelling read. Loane's study of the women of Valley Forge--the 'camp women' as well as Martha Washington and the officers' 'ladies'--adds vastly to our understanding of that terrible winter, the Continental Army, and the vital role women played in the founding of the Republic., "[Loane] pulls together a rich array of sources to offer great detail about women's lives, and she is diligent to tread carefully through recollections written down years after the fact. . . . Loane has found some great stories."-- Journal of American History, [Loane] pulls together a rich array of sources to offer great detail about women's lives, and she is diligent to treat carefully through recollections written down years after the fact., eoe[Loane] pulls together a rich array of sources to offer great detail about womene(tm)s lives, and she is diligent to treat carefully through recollections written down years after the fact.e, Dr. Nancy K. Loane's fascination and passion regarding the women who supported General George Washington . . . during their encampment in Valley Forge, PA, shines through in her new book., eoeea narrative that deftly synthesizes stories about womeneLoane adds interesting, pertinent analysis of inaccuracies and fictions about these camp followers.e, Nancy Loane brings to light a truth all but forgotten in the shadows of history. This work takes the reader beyond Valley Forge and fills in the gaps of the lives of those who endured the winter of 1777-78. Truly one of the great works on the Valley Forge Encampment., Sometimes a book comes along, smacks readers in the head, alleviates our ignorance, and leaves us with a new perspective on something we thought we already knew. That's what happened when I read Following the Drum . . . . The work adds colorful, riveting details to the basic portrait of the American Revolution that hangs in our minds . . . elements that help give us a more complete, accurate picture. . . . A treasure trove . . . that highlights what women did to give us the country we have today., ...a narrative that deftly synthesizes stories about women...Loane adds interesting, pertinent analysis of inaccuracies and fictions about these camp followers., A wonderfully readable account of that cold, winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 1777-1778., eoeA wonderfully readable account of that cold, winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 1777-1778.e, In addition to the details . . . about the women at Valley Forge, Ms. Loane gives us many other fascinating general details about life in the camp among all of the social groups who were there., …a narrative that deftly synthesizes stories about women…Loane adds interesting, pertinent analysis of inaccuracies and fictions about these camp followers.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
973.3/341082
Synopsis
The untold story of the women who helped the Revolutionary War soldiers survive their darkest winter, Friday, December 19, 1777, dawned cold and windy. Fourteen thousand Continental Army soldiers tramped from dawn to dusk along the rutted Pennsylvania roads from Gulph Mills to Valley Forge, the site of their winter encampment. The soldiers' arrival was followed by the army's wagons and hundreds of camp women. Following the Drum tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777-78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge--from those on society's lowest rungs to ladies on the upper echelons. Impoverished and clinging to the edge of survival, many camp women were soldiers' wives who worked as the army's washers, nurses, cooks, and seamstresses. Other women at the encampment were of higher status: they traveled with George Washington's entourage when the army headquarters shifted locations and served the general as valued cooks, laundresses, or housekeepers. There were also the ladies at Valley Forge who were not subject to the harsh conditions of camp life and came and went as they and their husbands, Washington's generals and military advisers, saw fit. Nancy K. Loane uses sources such as issued military orders, pension depositions after the war, soldiers' descriptions, and some of the women's own diary entries and letters to bring these women to life.
LC Classification Number
E234.L63 2008
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