A review by gianaf
Private Yankee Doodle: Being a Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier by Joseph Plumb Martin

4.0

I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. It really must be a historian's wet dream; it's so detailed and it really lives up to the promise of being a true tale of the life of an average joe in the American Revolution. Martin's wit and sense of humor shines through in a way that you don't really think about in writings from the time- perhaps because he is not constrained by the writing conventions of the time. Overall an entertaining and informative read.