{"product_id":"hodges-scout-9781421428987","title":"Hodges Scout","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHodges' Scout\u003c\/i\u003e is meticulously researched from both English and French primary sources, and it does a superb job of conveying the great brutality that characterized frontier warfare (and captivity) during the eighteenth century. All those who are interested in how colonial warfare was conducted will greatly enjoy reading this book.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall, Travers succeeds in using Hodges’s scout to recover the common soldier’s experience in war and captivity. . . this book is a tale well told, one that uses the experiences of a small number of mostly anonymous men to deepen our understanding of how the Seven Years’ War transformed the individual and collective lives of New England soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI heartily recommend \u003ci\u003eHodges' Scout\u003c\/i\u003e to anyone interested in the French and Indian War, colonial studies, or Native American warfare.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMichigan War Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePrologue. Recovering Lost Lives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \"Kill'd or taken\"\u003cbr\u003e2. Captain Hodges' Company\u003cbr\u003e3. General Winslow's Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e4. \"Ye very bane of New England Men\"\u003cbr\u003e5. Slaughter\u003cbr\u003e6. Captain de Bougainville's American Adventure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Ensign Lincoln's Great Escape\u003cbr\u003e8. The Peregrinations of Peleg Stevens\u003cbr\u003e9. Isaac Foster at the Edges of Empire\u003cbr\u003e10. Homecomings\u003cbr\u003e11. The Court-Martial of Jonathan Barnes\u003cbr\u003e12. Coda\u003cbr\u003eAppendixes\u003cbr\u003eA. The Roll of Hodges' Scout\u003cbr\u003eB. The Captives\u003cbr\u003eC. William Merry's Account, Recorded 1853\u003cbr\u003eD. Captain Hodges' Sword\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eEssay on Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408128745815,"sku":"9781421428987","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421428987.jpg?v=1730501690","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hodges-scout-9781421428987","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}