A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventure

Written by Joseph Plumb Martin

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Joining the Continental Army as a teenager, Joseph Plumb Martin spent the next eight years fighting in the Revolutionary War as an enlisted man. His memoirs tell in detail his experiences during that time...the bitter cold, hunger, loss of life, long marches, and fear of battle. He also includes tales of fishing, hunting, and other activities...including encounters with a "saucy miss". His narrative reveals much about American life at the time and is one of the fullest and best accounts of the Revolutionary War, presented from a private's point of view. The book has been later republished under the names Private Yankee Doodle and Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier. (Summary by Barry Eads)

This recording was read from a hard copy of the book, no online version being available at the time of the recording.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Reviews for A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier

[Vaughan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is such a good understanding of what it was like to help make us a nation

[Bud Tyler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Outstanding first hand account of the daily trappings of a revolutionary war soldier! I may even purchase a physical copy to complement my collection of historical reading. Well read auditory as well, seldom do I enjoy hearing a Libra vox .