Voices From A Wilderness Expedition: The Journals And Men Of Benedict Arnold'S Expedition To Quebec In 1775

by Stephen Darley

The purpose of Voices from a Wilderness Expedition is to reawaken the now silent voices of the brave men who made this historic march from Cambridge to Quebec with Benedict Arnold in 1775. It is not a chronological history of that expedition but rather proves details and new information about the lives of the men who participated and, equally important, the journals that recorded the hardships of the march. It provides significant new information on both the men and the journals that has never been published.

The book features the a comprehensive roster of 1125 names of officers and men, by company, who were on the expedition; first ever bibliography of all printings of 30 journals written by participants; transcription of 6 previously unpublished journals, three of which were found in the University of Glasgow Library; new biographical information on Col. Roger Enos and Capts Hendricks, Hubbard, Hanchett, McCobb Williams and Goodrich; identification of name and history of Capt Scott, a previously unknown company commander.

324 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Charles A. Mayhood · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sheer quantity of information packed into this book makes it worth adding to your library - and the author has laid it out in a very easy-to-follow format. It is always great to find works with more first-hand accounts than interpretation and opinion.