Starting with the decision by patriot leaders to create a corps of officers who were gentlemen and a body of soldiers who were not, Caroline Cox examines the great gap that existed in the conditions of service of soldiers and officers in the Continental army. She looks particularly at disparities between soldiers' and officers' living conditions, punishments, medical care, burial, and treatment as prisoners of war. Using pension records, memoirs, and contemporary correspondence, Cox illuminates not only the persistence of hierarchy in Revolutionary America but also the ways in which soldiers...
Starting with the decision by patriot leaders to create a corps of officers who were gentlemen and a body of soldiers who were not, Caroline Cox exami...
Interesting topics include: African Americans in the fur trade; Beaver hats; Captivity narratives; Father Jean de Brebeuf learns the Huron language; Flintlock muskets; Native women and the fur trade; Richard Hakluyt and the voyages; St. Elmo's fire.
Interesting topics include: African Americans in the fur trade; Beaver hats; Captivity narratives; Father Jean de Brebeuf learns the Huron language; F...
Is there a peculiarly English 'look' and if so how does one define it?
From the 'traditional' dress of the Victorian rural working class through to the contemporary collections of Vivienne Westwood and a younger generation of London-based designers, notions of Englishness, either real or imagined, have always been at play in considerations of English fashion and clothing. This provocative book explores how far these fraught ideals can be applied to the dress of the past and present. English expressions of taste and creativity have had a profound influence on style over the last three...
Is there a peculiarly English 'look' and if so how does one define it?
From the 'traditional' dress of the Victorian rural working class thro...
For sixty years North Korea has had neither war nor peace; simply an Armistice signed in 1953 - this lack of resolution has perpetuated instability, fear, and a risk of further tragedy. Behind the backdrop is the ever present danger of a major conflict. Lord Alton suggests that there is a better way to relate to the pariah state. There are many issues to be addressed; including serious concerns over the grave, systematic and widespread violation of human rights, including reported executions, torture, violations of religious freedom and humanitarian concerns. Lord Alton argues that through...
For sixty years North Korea has had neither war nor peace; simply an Armistice signed in 1953 - this lack of resolution has perpetuated instability, f...
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 not 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...
Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surpris...
