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 t 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--t only in the military--was rising dramatically.Drawing creatively on sources such as diaries, letters, and memoirs, Caroline Cox offers a vivid account of what life was like for these boys both on and off the battlefield, telling the story of a generation of soldiers caught between old and new tions of boyhood.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
ISBN-10
1504691172
ISBN-13
9781504691178
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222394180
Product Key Features
Author
Baroness Caroline Cox
Format
CD-Audio, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Running Time
462
Read by
Traber Burns
Foreword by
Preston Hotchkiss Professor of American History Robert Middlekauff