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New york times bestselling author, newbery honor recipient, and national book award finalist steve sheinkin presents both the heroism and the treachery of one of the revolutionary wars most infamous players in his biography of benedict arnold. As this book ends, four years later washington has vanquished his demons, and arnold has fled to the enemy. Benedict arnold, 17411801, american revolutionary general and traitor, b. But first, he would be one of the countrys greatest war heroes. Arnold was especially resentful, she notes, of the ill treatment he felt he had received from civilian politicians. Benedict arnold download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. An epic story of one mans devotion to the american cause in october 1776, four years before benedict arnold s treasonous attempt to hand control of the hudson river to the british, his patchwork fleet on lake champlain was all that stood between british forces and a swift end to the american rebellion. The notorious benedict arnold salt lake city public library. Three weeks later, one of his favorite generals, benedict arnold, miraculously succeeded in postponing the british naval advance down lake champlain that might have lost the war. Most people know that benedict arnold was americas first, most notorious traitor. Doubletree by hilton hotel amsterdam centraal station. A life from beginning to end kindle edition by hourly history. The traitors wife poudre river public library district.
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