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008 081020s2008 dcuaf b 001 0 eng d
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035 _a(Sirsi) i9781597973854
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020 _a1597973858
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050 0 0 _aE 234
_b.L63 2008
049 _aVF$A
100 1 _aLoane, Nancy K.,
_d1943-
245 1 0 _aFollowing the drum :
_bwomen at the Valley Forge encampment /
_cNancy K. Loane.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bPotomac Books,
_c2008.
300 _ax, 205 pages, [8] pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.
505 0 _aSetting the stage : the war, army, and community -- Martha Washington at Valley Forge : "the worthy partner of the worthiest of men" -- Martha Washington at the other encampments : a resolute and loyal lady -- Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox : the ladies come to Valley Forge -- Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge : "I should not be sorry to see you here" -- The women with Washington's "family" : slaves, servants, and spies -- Camp women at Valley Forge : "a caravan of wild beasts" -- Camp women with the Continental Army : cannonballs and cooking kettles -- The general returns to Valley Forge : a distinguished officer's musings -- Appendix: Making the myth of Martha Washington : nineteenth-century fantasy vs. eighteenth-century reality.
600 1 0 _aWashington, George,
_d1732-1799
_xHeadquarters
_zPennsylvania
_zValley Forge.
650 0 _aWomen
_zPennsylvania
_zValley Forge
_xHistory
_y18th century.
650 0 _aWomen
_zPennsylvania
_zValley Forge
_vBiography.
650 0 _aWomen
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
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