Bibliograph

Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary hero, an American warrior reconsidered, James Kirby Martin

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Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary hero, an American warrior reconsidered, James Kirby Martin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-526) and index

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individual biography

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mapsplatesillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary hero

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

36343341

Responsibility statement

James Kirby Martin

Sub title

an American warrior reconsidered

Table Of Contents

Prologue: treason! treason! treason! black as hell -- A childhood of legends -- A person to be reckoned with in New Haven -- Irrepressible acts of martial resistance -- The provincial politics of rebellion -- Into the howling Maine wilderness -- Hannibalian breakthrough to Quebec -- Liberty or death at the walls of Quebec -- A winter's worth of making brick without straw -- Reduced to a great rabble -- Malevolent spirits in the summer of 1776 -- A most tenacious naval commander -- The valiant defense of Lake Champlain -- Fundamental matters of military rank and personal honor -- The humiliating part of a faithful soldier -- An unsettled return to the northern theater -- The battles of Saratoga -- A violated right not fully restored -- Epilogue: the current coinage of ingratitude

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