A People's Army documents the many distinctions between British regulars and Massachusetts provincial troops during the Seven Years' War. Originally published by UNC Press in 1984, the book was the first investigation of colonial military life to give equal attention to official records and to the diaries and other writings of the common soldier. The provincials' own accounts of their experiences in the campaign amplify statistical profiles that define the men, both as civilians and as soldiers. These writings reveal in intimate detail their misadventures, the drudgery of soldiering, the imminence of death, and the providential world view that helped reconcile them to their condition and to the war.
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A superlative piece of scholarship. The volume is 'must' reading for every student of military, social, or early American history.
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A convincing portrait of the psychosocial impact of the French and Indian War on the fighting men of Massachusetts.
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Fantastic account of Pre-Revolutionary American Military,
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This review is from: A People's Army: Massachusetts Soldiers and Society in the Seven Years' War (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American Hist) (Paperback)
Anderson gives a detailed account of the conditions and day to day activities of the provincial regiments in the Seven Year's War. Using stastics and detailed diaries from the participants, Anderson shows the effects of the war on both the local economies and personal lives of the men who, thirteen years later, would take up arms against Britian in the War of Independence.
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This review is from: A People's Army: Massachusetts Soldiers and Society in the Seven Years' War (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American Hist) (Paperback)
Fred Anderson did a marvelous job with this book..... it's a "big" book but the chapters are short and to the point......well written..... Fred puts in "Tid-a-bits" of information that you will not find in ordinary history books and tid-a-bits are what makes history interesting.
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This book was a very good portrayal of the New England soldier during the French & Indian War.One got to see what motivated the soldiers of this time period and the one-time opportunity that this war represented for many of them.I recommend Anderson's work.
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In 1754 the people of Massachusetts Bay embarked on what would prove to be the final stage of their epic struggle with the French and Indians of Canada. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
troop disorders, orderly book, provincial soldiers, provincial camps, provincial officers, redcoat officers, provincial troops, regular commander, provincial forces, provincial army, regular leaders, provincial armies, provincial regiments, quarter guard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, John Cleaveland, New York, Joseph Nichols, Caleb Rea, Samuel Jenks, Bay Colony, Lake George, North America, Obadiah Harris, Nova Scotia, Crown Point, Fort Edward, Seth Pomeroy, Rufus Putnam, David Holdin, John Winslow, Lemuel Wood, Luke Gridley, Samuel Chandler, William Sweat, Fort William Henry, Samuel Morris, Amos Richardson, Lord Loudoun New!
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In 1754 the people of Massachusetts Bay embarked on what would prove to be the final stage of their epic struggle with the French and Indians of Canada. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New England, John Cleaveland, New York, Joseph Nichols, Caleb Rea, Samuel Jenks, Bay Colony, Lake George, North America, Obadiah Harris, Nova Scotia, Crown Point, Fort Edward, Seth Pomeroy, Rufus Putnam, David Holdin, John Winslow, Lemuel Wood, Luke Gridley, Samuel Chandler, William Sweat, Fort William Henry, Samuel Morris, Amos Richardson, Lord Loudoun New!
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- The Urban Crucible: Social Change, Political Consciousness, and the Origins of the American Revolution by Gary B. Nash on 5 pages
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- From British Peasants to Colonial American Farmers by Allan Kulikoff on 4 pages
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- Farmers and Fishermen: Two Centuries of Work in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1630-1850 by Daniel Vickers on page 200, page 244, and page 250
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