Rag, Tag and Bobtail: The Story of the Continental Army 1775 - 1783

by Lynn Montross

History of the Continental Army during the American Revolution from its beginnings at Lexington Green to the final victory at Yorktown.

By letting the participants speak for themselves, Lynn Montross has written in effect an eyewitness account of the American Revolution and its valiant little army of colonials. His collaborators ar the men and women - rebels and loyalists, Britons and Hessians, generals and privates, scholars and dolts and camp followers - who shaped those crucial years and kept initimate records of their experiences. Written from first-hand sources, Rag Tag and Bobtail contains more diary material than any other account of the Revolution. Hundreds of journal have been culled for the significant and colorful details which make history a human adventure. Montross provides the framework of events.

Genres: American Revolution, History

519 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Lynn J. Montross (1895-1961) was a United States Marine Corps historian and specialist in military history. He served in the American Expeditionary Forces for three years during World War I and was a freelance writer for the Chicago Daily News.

Reviews

[Malia · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Old book, lots of resources. Like the maps.

[Manray9 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old, but still one of the best military histories of the American Revolution.