Genealogy

Genealogy
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1912
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN:

The Real Benedict Arnold

The Real Benedict Arnold
Author: Jim Murphy
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780395776094

Every account of the American Revolution mentions Benedict Arnold and brands him--correctly--as a traitor. There's no question that Arnold, an American army officer, switched his loyalty to the British side. Over the years, however, historians, partisans, and gossips have added to Arnold's unsavory reputation by distorting, embroidering, or simply ignoring factual details. In this informed and thoughtful account, Jim Murphy goes in search of the real man behind the "traitor" label, rumors, and folktales that became part of the Benedict Arnold legend. Drawing on Arnold's few surviving writings and on the letters, memoirs, and political documents of his contemporaries, Murphy builds a fascinating portrait of a brilliant man, consistently undervalued by his peers, who made a choice that continues to reverberate through American history. Dramatic accounts of crucial battles and political maneuvers round out this lively biography of a patriot who could have been a hero.

Book Notes

Book Notes
Author: Sidney Smith Rider
Publisher:
Total Pages: 654
Release: 1905
Genre: Local history
ISBN:

Consisting of literary gossip, criticisms of books and local historical matters connected with Rhode Island.