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The soldier's two bodies, military sacrifice and popular sovereignty in Revolutionary War veteran narratives, James M. Greene

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The soldier's two bodies, military sacrifice and popular sovereignty in Revolutionary War veteran narratives, James M. Greene

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The soldier's two bodies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1105735665

Responsibility statement

James M. Greene

Sub title

military sacrifice and popular sovereignty in Revolutionary War veteran narratives

Summary

"In The Soldier's Two Bodies, James M. Greene investigates an overlooked genre of early American literature--the Revolutionary War veteran narrative--showing that it by turns both promotes and critiques a notion of military heroism as the source of U.S. sovereignty. Personal narratives by veterans of the American Revolution indicate that soldiers in the United States have been represented in two contrasting ways from the nation's first days: as heroic symbols of the body politic and as human beings whose sufferings are neglected by their country"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Ethan Allen, Daniel Shays, and the invention of a revolutionary hero -- Hugh Henry Brackenridge, the Crawford Expedition, and an ideal national army -- Joseph Plumb Martin, Deborah Sampson, and the soldier's two bodies -- Isaac Hubbell, James Roberts, and the fantasy of a White Army -- Israel Potter, Israel Potter, and the forgotten veteran -- Coda: The "best illustration" of patriotism

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Military sacrifice and popular sovereignty in Revolutionary War veteran narratives

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