Bibliograph

The tragedy of Benedict Arnold, an American life, Joyce Lee Malcolm

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The tragedy of Benedict Arnold, an American life, Joyce Lee Malcolm

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-395) and index

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individual biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The tragedy of Benedict Arnold

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1005686008

Responsibility statement

Joyce Lee Malcolm

Sub title

an American life

Summary

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 military exploits and learn of his contentious relationship with a newly formed and fractious Congress, fearful of powerful military leaders who could threaten the nation's fragile democracy. Throughout, Malcolm weaves in portraits of Arnold's great allies--George Washington, General Schuyler, his beloved wife Peggy Shippen, and others--as well as his unrelenting enemy John Adams, British General Clinton, and spy John Andre

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