Women in the American Revolution / Sudie Doggett Wike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wike, Sudie Doggett, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women.

United States.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, Female.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 272 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"Without the support of American women, victory in the Revolutionary War would not have been possible. They followed the Continental Army, handling a range of jobs usually performed by men. The author focuses on the many key roles women filled in the struggle for independence, from farming to making saltpeter to spying"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 War in the North

1 Founding Mothers in the First Days of Revolution 11

2 Correspondence Committees, the Tea Party and Coercive Acts 27

3 Siege of Boston and the Canada Campaign 35

4 New York and New Jersey Campaigns 56

5 Saratoga Campaign, Ben Franklin and French Aid 73

6 Valley Forge, Monmounth Battle and Sullivan's Raid 87

Part 2 War in the South

7 Regulators and Wataugans 99

8 Pontiac's War, Boundaries and Treaties and Dunmore's War 106

9 Transylvania Great Bridge Battle and Kentucky County, Virginia 123

10 Snow Campaign, Moore's Creek, Sullivan's Island and the Cherokee War 131

11 Northwest Territory, Chickamauga Expedition and Mid-Tennessee 145

12 Georgia Invades Florida, and the Savannah and Augusta Campaigns 153

13 Charlestown Campaign, Camden Battle and Fishing Creek 164

14 Militiament Cross the Blue Ridge and Face Ferguson in Tryon County 173

15 Watauga, Kings Mountain and the Journey Home 183

16 Cornwallis Reverses Course and Confronts Green in the South 200

17 British and American Strategy in the Virginia Campaign 219

18 The Virginia Campaign and the American Victory at Yorktown 230

19 The Last Pockets of Revolution and the Treaty of Paris 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476671963

1476671966

OCLC:

1010658960