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The tragedy of Benedict Arnold : an American life

Malcolm, Joyce Lee, author

Overview

Historian Joyce Lee Malcolm skillfully unravels the man behind the myth and gives us a portrait of the true Arnold and his world. There was his dramatic victory against the British at Saratoga in 1777 and his troubled childhood in a pre-revolutionary America beset with class tension and economic instability. We witness his brilliant wartime military exploits and learn of his contentious relationship with a newly formed and fractious Congress, fearful of powerful military leaders, like Arnold, who could threaten the nation's fragile democracy. Throughout, Malcolm weaves in portraits of Arnold's great allies--George Washington, General Schuyler, his beautiful and beloved wife Peggy Shippen, and others--as well as his unrelenting enemy John Adams, British General Clinton, and master spy John Andre. Thrilling and thought-provoking, The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold sheds new light on a man--as well on the nuanced and complicated time in which he lived.

• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Subject: Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. / United States. Continental Army Biography. / United States. Continental Army. / American loyalists Biography. / Generals United States Biography. / BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. / HISTORY / Military / United States. / HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) / American loyalists. / Generals. / United States.
• ISBN: 1681777371, 9781681777375

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E278.A7 M35 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE