In the summer of 1776, Joseph Plumb Martin was a fifteen-year-old Connecticut farm boy who considered himself "as warm a patriot as the best of the...
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Mar 26, 2010
Carolynne
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A vivid account, much of it first-hand, that shatters the illusions that I, at least, was taught about the Revolutionary War. Joseph Martin was 14 when he marched off to war from his grandparents' home in Milford, Connecticut, eager to join what he was sure would be a monumental experience. Unfortunately, the Continental soldiers and their leader, George Washington, were inexperienced and poorly equipped to meet the larger British army. During most of his years in the service Joseph and his o
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May 03, 2009
Ningerbil
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A nice compare and contrast with "No Man's Land." Again, we have a good historical book centered on a boy, 15 this time, who went to fight in the Revolutionary War. "No Man's Land" was more historical fiction, but this uses a lot of maps, old cartoons and images, plus quotes from several sources to tell the story of Joseph Plumb Martin. "A Young Patriot" takes the reader through pretty much the entire war. Murphy does an excellent job of showing the horrible conditi
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Apr 19, 2010
Josephine
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I really liked this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants a brief history and appreciation of the revolutionary war. The one thing I didn't like was that the book jumped in with no introduction of who Joseph was. So the only introduction you get is from the title of the book, but it explains who he is in the last chapter so I guess that's good enough.
Aug 04, 2010
Ma'lis
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The story of the American Revolution as seen by the experiences of Joseph Plumb Martin, a young Connecticut soldier. I learned more about the progess of the Revolutionary War from this short book than I had ever learned before.
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