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The Women of the American Revolution Volumes I and II
Author: Elizabeth, F. Ellet

The years of the American Revolution were times of changing loyalties, fierce battles and internecine rivalries, and the women's perspective provided a fresh view for interpretation of the times. In her 1849 volume The Women of the American Revolution, Elizabeth F. Ellet took this task to heart as she recounted in detail the stories of over 120 ... more »women who assisted in the fight for freedom. Drawing from a wealth of material - personal interviews, diaries, biographies, and manuscript letters - she probed the details of their personal triumphs and tragedies, and presented them in a popular style easily appreciated by contemporary readers. With her unique documentation, much of which is now lost to present historians, she was able to set intimate scenes for the period and breathe life into her characterizations. She presented women at the hearth and on the battlefield in the same factual yet entertaining manner. While the author recounted the lives of many of the more popular participants - Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Jane McCrea, and Mercy Warren - she included many lesser-known individuals, as well as women of several nationalities, lending a more balanced and credible view to the course of the narrative. Anecdotes of personal bravery, clever escapes, and valiant stands mark the pages of The Women of the American Revolution, and even a brief review will entice any reader. These stories were not dry historical accounts; they were meant to be read as incidents in the lives of real Americans during trying times. More than a few of the participants were contemporary with the author and this reveals itself in the personal style of her writing. Includes stories from the exciting lives of Mary Washington, Esther Reed, Catharine Schuyler, Catharine Greene, Mercy Warren, Janet Montgomery, Hannah Winthrop, Catharine Livingston, Lucia Knox, Mrs. Gates, Mary Draper, Mrs. Pond, Frederica de Riedesel, Dorothy Hancock, Sarah Hull, Harriet Ackland, Hannah Erwin Israel, Mary Redmond, Lydia Darrah, Rebecca Franks, Elizabeth Ferguson, Mary Philipse, Sarah Reeve Gibbes, Mary Anna Gibbes, Eliza Wilkinson, Martha Bratton, Mrs. Adair, Jane Thomas, Isaballa Sims, Mrs. Jolly, Mrs. Otterson, Nancy Jackson, Jane McJunkin, Dorcas Richardson, Elizabeth Martin, Grace martin, Rachel Martin, Mrs. Spalding, Dicey Langston, Mrs. Dillard, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Beckham, Elizabeth Steele, Mrs. Brevard, Mrs. Jackson, Mary Slocumb, Esther Wake, Sarah Bache, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Cranch, Elizabeth Clay, Martha Wilson, Rebecca Motte, Mrs. Brewton, Susannah Elliott, Sabina Elliott, Mrs. Lewis Morris, Jane Washington, Anna Elliott, Sarah Hopton, Behethland Foote Butler, Hannah Caldwell, Susan Livingston, Catherine Livingston, Susannah Livingston, Lady Stirling, Deborah Samson, Margaret Gaston, Flora McDonald, Rachel Caldwell, Mary Long, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Ives, Mrs. Bidlack, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Dana, Frances Slocum, Wyoming women, Wawasink women, Mrs. Bevier, Catharine Vernooy, Jane Campbell, Cornelia Beekman, Frances Allen, Margaret Arnold, Jane McCrea, Nancy Hart, Rebecca Biddle, Mrs. Graydon, Ann Eliza Bleecker, Margaretta Faugeres, Alice Izard, Mrs. Ralph Izard, Anna Bailey, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Shattuck, Rebecca Barlow, Kentucky women, Mrs. Boone, Mrs. Whitley, Mrs. harvey, Mrs. Daviess, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Merrill, Elizabeth Zane, Margaret Morris, Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Dissosway, Mrs. Jackson, Mary Bowen, Mrs. Walker, Emily Geiger, Mrs. Griswold, Hannah Mooney, Mrs. Wadsworth, Mrs. Munro, Mrs. Borden, Mrs. Heyward, Mrs. Shubrick, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Conyngham.

ISBN-13: 9780975366721
ISBN-10: 0975366726
Publication Date: 8/1/2004
Pages: 680
Edition: 5
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Publisher: American History Imprints
Book Type: Paperback
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