Masquerade: The Life and Times of Deborah Sampson, Continental Soldier
The Life and Times of Deborah Sampson, Continental Soldi
Masquerade: The Life and Times of Deborah Sampson, Continental Soldier
Author: Alfred F. YoungPublisher: Random House USA IncCategory: History Of The Americas, Gender Studies, Gender GroupsBook Format: PaperbackIn Masquerade, Alfred F. Young scrapes through layers of fiction and myth to uncover the story of Deborah Sampson, a Massachusetts woman who passed as a man and fought as a soldier for seventeen months toward the end of the American Revolution.
Deborah Sampson was not the only woman to pose as a male and fight in the war, but she was certainly one of the most successful and celebrated. She managed to fight in combat and earn the respect of her officers and peers, and in later years she toured the country lecturing about her experiences and was partially successful in obtaining veterans' benefits. Her full story, however, was buried underneath exaggeration and myth (some of which she may have created herself), becoming another sort of masquerade. Young takes the reader with him through his painstaking efforts to reveal the real Deborah Sampson in a work of history that is as spellbinding as the best detective fiction.
In Masquerade, Alfred F. Young scrapes through layers of fiction and myth to uncover the story of Deborah Sampson, a Massachusetts woman who passed as a man and fought as a soldier for seventeen months toward the end of the American Revolution.
Deborah Sampson was not the only woman to pose as a male and fight in the war, but she was certainly one of the most successful and celebrated. She managed to fight in combat and earn the respect of her officers and peers, and in later years she toured the country lecturing about her experiences and was partially successful in obtaining veterans' benefits. Her full story, however, was buried underneath exaggeration and myth (some of which she may have created herself), becoming another sort of masquerade. Young takes the reader with him through his painstaking efforts to reveal the real Deborah Sampson in a work of history that is as spellbinding as the best detective fiction.
Table Of Contents
List of illustrations and maps Prologue: “A lively comely young nymph. . . dressing in man’s apparal has been discovered” PART ONE: DEBORAH SAMSON 1. Deborah 2. The Rebel PART TWO: “ROBERT SHURTLIFF” 3. The Continental Army 4. The Light Infantryman 5. The General’s Waiter PART THREE: “THE CELEBRATED MRS. GANNETT” 6. A Gannett in Sharon 7. A Gannett on Tour PART FOUR: “OLD SOLDIER” 8. Public Woman 9. Private Woman PART FIVE: PASSING INTO HISTORY 10. Genteel and Plebian 11. Lost and Found Epilogue: The Seagull Notes Acknowledgments IndexAbout Alfred F. Young
In Masquerade, Alfred F. Young scrapes through layers of fiction and myth to uncover the story of Deborah Sampson, a Massachusetts woman who passed as a man and fought as a soldier for seventeen months toward the end of the American Revolution. Deborah Sampson was not the only woman to pose as a male and fight in the war, but she was certainly one of the most successful and celebrated. She managed to fight in combat and earn the respect of her officers and peers, and in later years she toured the country lecturing about her experiences and was partially successful in obtaining veterans’ benefits. Her full story, however, was buried underneath exaggeration and myth (some of which she may have created herself), becoming another sort of masquerade. Young takes the reader with him through his painstaking efforts to reveal the real Deborah Sampson in a work of history that is as spellbinding as the best detective fiction.(BK-9780679761853)
| SKU | BK-9780679761853 |
| Barcode # | 9780679761853 |
| Brand | Random House USA Inc |
| Artist / Author | Alfred F. Young |
| Shipping Weight | 0.4000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.140m |
| Shipping Height | 0.020m |
| Shipping Length | 0.200m |
| Assembled Length | 20.300m |
| Assembled Height | 2.200m |
| Assembled Width | 13.500m |
| Type | Paperback |
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