Sudie Doggett Wike

Women in the American Revolution

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Produktbeschreibung

Without the support of American women, victory in the Revolutionary War would not have been possible. They followed the Continental Army, handling a range of jobs that were usually performed by men. On the orders of General Washington, some were hired as nurses for $2 per month and one full ration per day--disease was rampant and nurse mortality was high. A few served with artillery units or masqueraded as men to fight in the ranks. The author focuses on the many key roles women filled in the struggle for independence, from farming to making saltpeter to spying.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 536g
• ISBN-13: 9781476671963
• ISBN-10: 1476671966
• Artikelnr.: 48214119

Autorenporträt

Sudie Doggett Wike is a retired physician who lives in Bristol, Tennessee.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Prologue: George III and Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg Part One. War in the North 1.
Founding Mothers in the First Days of Revolution 2.
Correspondence Committees, the Tea Party and Coercive Acts 3.
Siege of Boston and the Canada Campaign 4.
New York and New Jersey Campaigns 5.
Saratoga Campaign, Ben Franklin and French Aid 6.
Valley Forge, Monmouth Battle and Sullivan's Raid Part Two. War in the South
7.
Regulators and Wataugans
8.
Pontiac's War, Boundaries and Treaties and Dunmore's War
9.
Transylvania, Great Bridge Battle and Kentucky County, Virginia 10.
Snow Campaign, Moore's Creek, Sullivan's Island and the Cherokee War 11.
Northwest Territory, Chickamauga Expedition and Mid-Tennessee 12.
Georgia Invades Florida, and the Savannah and Augusta Campaigns 13.
Charlestown Campaign, Camden Battle and Fishing Creek 14.
Militiamen Cross the Blue Ridge and Face Ferguson in Tryon County 15.
Watauga, Kings Mountain and the Journey Home 16.
Cornwallis Reverses Course and Confronts Greene in the South 17.
British and American Strategy in the Virginia Campaign 18.
The Virginia Campaign and the American Victory at Yorktown 19.
The Last Pockets of Revolution and the Treaty of Paris Chapter Notes Bibliography Index