A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin, credited to Joseph Plumb Martin, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin, by Joseph Plumb Martin. Read by Barry Eads. Joining the Continental Army as a teenager, Joseph Plumb Martin spent the next eight years fighting in the Revolutionary War as an enlisted man. His memoirs tell in detail his experiences during that time...the bitter cold, hunger, loss of life, long marches, and fear of battle. He also includes tales of fishing, hunting, and other activities...including encounters with a "saucy miss". His narrative reveals much about American life at the time and is one of the fullest and best accounts of the Revolutionary War, presented from a private's point of view. The book has been later republished under the names Private Yankee Doodle and Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier. (Summary by Barry Eads)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin
• Author credits: Joseph Plumb Martin
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 8:01:52

Catalogue topics

• history
• adventure
• memoirs
• war stories
• revolutionary war
• private yankee doodle
• memoir of a revolutionary soldier

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface and Chapter 1, Introductory — 23:15
2. 02 - Chapter 2, Part 1, Campaign of 1776 — 42:43
3. 03 - Chapter 2. Part 2. Campaign of 1776 — 28:06
4. 04 - Chapter 3, Part 1, Campaign of 1777 — 34:36
5. 05 - Chapter 3, Part 2, Campaign of 1777 — 43:17
6. 06 - Chapter 4, Part 1, Campaign of 1778 — 35:42
7. 07 - Chapter 4, Part 2, Campaign of 1778 — 34:23
8. 08 - Chapter 5, Campaign of 1779 — 33:17
9. 09 - Chapter 6, Part 1, Campaign of 1780 — 35:19
10. 10 - Chapter 6, Part 2, Campaign of 1780 — 30:30
11. 11 - Chapter 7, Part 1, Campaign of 1781 — 31:57
12. 12 - Chapter 7, Part 2, Campaign of 1781 — 32:46
13. 13 - Chapter 8, Part 1, Campaign of 1782 — 18:57
14. 14 - Chapter 8, Part 2, Campaign of 1782 — 22:10
15. 15 - Chapter 9, Campaign of 1783 — 35:00

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