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From: YelloLeaf <>
Subject: REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMOIRS
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 08:56:54 -0500


I have the following:

YANKEE DOODLE BOY, A Young Soldier's Adventures in the American Revolution.
Told by himself, Joseph Plumb Martin, Edited by George F. Scheer. 1964. In
June 1776 a Conn. Farmboy, age 15, enlisted in a regiment raised in his
hometown. By the end of the War, he was a seasoned veteran of the battles
of Long Island, Kip's Bay, Harlem Heights, & White Plains. For 7 years he
served with Gen. Washington's ragged, faithful Continentals & saw action in
dozens of deadly little skirmishes.
When his Army days were over he wrote a forthright, colorful & often
humorous account of his experiences. This account is entirely in his own
words. Published by the Company of Military Historians. 191 pages, index,
dust jacket, maps & illustrations. $15. + $3 p/h

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