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• catalog abstract ""The traditional account portrays Valley Forge in the 1770s as a desolate wilderness far removed from civilian society. Washington's army was forced to endure one of the coldest winters in memory with inadequate food and supplies, despite appeals to the Continental Congress. When the mild weather of spring finally arrived, the Prussian baron Friedrich von Steuben drilled the demoralized soldiers into a first-rate army that would go on to stunning victories at Monmouth and, eventually, at Yorktown." "Bodle presents a very different picture of Valley Forge - one that revises both popular and scholarly perceptions. Far from being set in a wilderness, the Continental Army's quarters were deliberately located in a settled area. And although there was a provisions crisis, Washington overstated the case in order to secure additional support. (A shrewd man, Washington mostly succeeded at keeping his army supplied with food, clothing, and munitions. Farmers from the interior provided food that ensured that the army didn't starve.) As for Steuben's role in training the soldiers, Bodle argues that it was not the decisive factor others have seen in the army's later victories." "The freshness of Bodle's approach is that he offers a complete picture of events both inside and outside the camp boundaries. We see what happens when two armies descend on a diverse and divided community. Anything but stoically passive, the Continentals were effective agents on their own behalf and were actively engaged with their civilian hosts and British foes. The Valley Forge Winter is an example of the "new military history" at its best - a history that puts war back into its social context."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12667435.
• catalog coverage "Pennsylvania History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects.".
• catalog coverage "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects.".
• catalog coverage "Valley Forge (Pa.) History 18th century.".
• catalog created "c2002.".
• catalog date "2002".
• catalog date "c2002.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
• catalog description ""The traditional account portrays Valley Forge in the 1770s as a desolate wilderness far removed from civilian society. Washington's army was forced to endure one of the coldest winters in memory with inadequate food and supplies, despite appeals to the Continental Congress. When the mild weather of spring finally arrived, the Prussian baron Friedrich von Steuben drilled the demoralized soldiers into a first-rate army that would go on to stunning victories at Monmouth and, eventually, at Yorktown." "Bodle presents a very different picture of Valley Forge - one that revises both popular and scholarly perceptions. Far from being set in a wilderness, the Continental Army's quarters were deliberately located in a settled area. And although there was a provisions crisis, Washington overstated the case in order to secure additional support. (A shrewd man, Washington mostly succeeded at keeping his army supplied with food, clothing, and munitions. Farmers from the interior provided food that ensured that the army didn't starve.) As for Steuben's role in training the soldiers, Bodle argues that it was not the decisive factor others have seen in the army's later victories." "The freshness of Bodle's approach is that he offers a complete picture of events both inside and outside the camp boundaries. We see what happens when two armies descend on a diverse and divided community. Anything but stoically passive, the Continentals were effective agents on their own behalf and were actively engaged with their civilian hosts and British foes. The Valley Forge Winter is an example of the "new military history" at its best - a history that puts war back into its social context."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-326) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction : the myth and the map -- Seat of war -- Campaign for Pennsylvania -- Doing what we can -- Learning to live with war -- Starve, dissolve, or disperse -- Trublesum times for us all, but wors for the soldiers -- Stone which the builders have rejected -- Lord's time to work -- Chapter of experiments -- As the fine season approaches -- Seated war.".
• catalog extent "xiii, 335 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Valley Forge winter.".
• catalog identifier "0271022302 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Valley Forge winter.".
• catalog issued "2002".
• catalog issued "c2002.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,".
• catalog relation "Valley Forge winter.".
• catalog spatial "Pennsylvania History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects.".
• catalog spatial "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects.".
• catalog spatial "Valley Forge (Pa.) History 18th century.".
• catalog subject "973.3/341 21".
• catalog subject "E234 .B63 2002".
• catalog subject "United States. Continental Army Military life.".
• catalog subject "Washington, George, 1732-1799 Headquarters Pennsylvania Valley Forge.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : the myth and the map -- Seat of war -- Campaign for Pennsylvania -- Doing what we can -- Learning to live with war -- Starve, dissolve, or disperse -- Trublesum times for us all, but wors for the soldiers -- Stone which the builders have rejected -- Lord's time to work -- Chapter of experiments -- As the fine season approaches -- Seated war.".
• catalog title "The Valley Forge winter : civilians and soldiers in war / Wayne Bodle.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".