Audiobook7 hours
Feeding Washington's Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778
Written by Keith Hollinshead
Narrated by Adam Verner
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this audiobook
In this major new history of the Continental Army's Grand Forage of 1778, award-winning military historian Ricardo A. Herrera uncovers what daily life was like for soldiers during the darkest and coldest days of the American Revolution: the Valley Forge winter. Here, the army launched its largest and riskiest operation-not a bloody battle against British forces but a campaign to feed itself and prevent starvation or dispersal during the long encampment. Herrera brings to light the army's herculean efforts to feed itself, support local and Continental governments, and challenge the British Army.
Highlighting the missteps and triumphs of both General George Washington and his officers as well as ordinary soldiers, sailors, and militiamen, Feeding Washington's Army moves far beyond oft-told, heroic, and mythical tales of Valley Forge and digs deeply into its daily reality, revealing how close the Continental Army came to succumbing to starvation and how strong and resourceful its soldiers and leaders actually were.
Highlighting the missteps and triumphs of both General George Washington and his officers as well as ordinary soldiers, sailors, and militiamen, Feeding Washington's Army moves far beyond oft-told, heroic, and mythical tales of Valley Forge and digs deeply into its daily reality, revealing how close the Continental Army came to succumbing to starvation and how strong and resourceful its soldiers and leaders actually were.
Author
Keith Hollinshead
Keith Hollinshead is an Emeritus Professor in Public Culture, University of Bedfordshire, UK. His research interests include soft science and advanced qualitative research methods, transdisciplinary studies, public culture and cultural heritage.
Related to Feeding Washington's Army
Related audiobooks
Germantown: A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5General George Washington: A Military Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Young Folks' History of the American Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBrandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mad Anthony Wayne: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Revolutionary War General Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saratoga and Yorktown: The History of the American Revolution’s Most Important Campaigns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLiberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Strange and Obscure Stories of the Revolutionary War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlamo of the Revolution: Benedict Arnold and the Massacre at Fort Griswold Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bloody Mohawk: The French and Indian War & American Revolution on New York's Frontier Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Enemy Harassed: Washington's New Jersey Campaign of 1777 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dawn's Early Light Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel that Stunned the Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Long Surrender Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsValcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Founding Fortunes: How the Wealthy Paid for and Profited from America's Revolution Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5American Hannibal: The Extraordinary Account of Revolutionary Hero Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Modern History For You
Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Plain Sight Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Project MK-Ultra: The History of the CIA’s Controversial Human Experimentation Program Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Midnight in Chernobyl: The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ghost Map Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Short Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Generation Kill Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5American Revolution: The War for Independence and the Birth of the United States Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Michigan Murders: The True Story of the Ypsilanti Ripper's Reign of Terror Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed or Fail Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Rape of Nanking: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Final Witness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Path Between the Seas Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Feeding Washington's Army
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
1 rating0 reviews