Carolyn Steedman

The Radical Soldier's Tale (eBook, PDF)

John Pearman, 1819-1908

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1988, The Radical Soldier's Tale is both an introduction to and a transcript of his 'Memoirs', written after his retirement in 1881. In this autobiography he presents his life as a soldier during the Sikh Wars, his life as a policeman, and the ideologies which divided people from each other in the societies he had known and read about.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317266105
• Artikelnr.: 45435164

Autorenporträt

Carolyn Steedman

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Map I
Map II
Part 1
1. Writers, Editors and Historians 2. A Working Life 3. Soldiers' Stories 4. 'A Low Order of Men' 5. The Practice of Writing 6. The Propulsion of Experience 7. Public and Private
Part 2
Note on the Dating of John Pearman's 'Memoir'
Note on the Transcription of John Pearman's 'Memoir'
A Transcript of 'Memos of Late Sergeant John Pearman of H. Mgt 3rd or Kings Own Light Dragoons'
Notes to the Transcript
Notes
Bibliography
Working Class Military Autobiography
Index