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Enriched by james kirby martins expanded and updated introduction, this classic memoir provides a. Martins current writing projects include a general history of revolutionary america wileyblackwell and a study of george washington and political power, built around the story of the newburgh conspiracy thomas dunne books, st. November 21, 1760 may 2, 1850 was a soldier in the continental army and connecticut militia during the american revolutionary war, holding the rank of private for most of the war. Yankee doodle boy, a young soldiers adventures in the american revolution, told by himself, george f.