TY - BOOK AU - Palmer,Dave Richard TI - George Washington and Benedict Arnold: a tale of two patriots SN - 1596980206 AV - E 312.25 .P3 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, D.C., Lanham, MD PB - Regnery Pub., Distributed to the trade by National Book Network KW - Washington, George, KW - Arnold, Benedict, KW - United States KW - Continental Army KW - Biography KW - fast KW - American Revolution (1775-1783) KW - Revolutionaries KW - Generals KW - American loyalists KW - History KW - Revolution, 1775-1783 KW - Campaigns N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-399) and index; Philadelphia -- Family -- Childhood -- Self-made men -- Radicals -- War clouds -- To war -- Taking the offensive -- Winning independence -- Defending the United States, 1776 -- "Like apes for nuts" -- Defending the United States, 1777 -- Arnold crippled -- Washington challenged -- Different roads -- Stillness before the storm -- The black year -- On the edge -- Setting the stage -- "Arnold has betrayed us!" -- "Erase from the register" -- New London and Yorktown -- Legacy -- Character N2 - Complete with maps and illustrations, this dual biography examines and compares two would-be patriots. One became the father of our country. The other became America's most notorious traitor. Surprisingly, Washington and Arnold admired each other. Washington saw Arnold as a true fighting soldier whose merits were unjustly neglected by his superiors and the Continental Congress. Arnold respected Washington as a worthy commander in chief. They even shared enemies. Yet, while Washington rose above his enemies, Arnold became embittered by them UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0613/2006014666.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1311/2006014666-d.html ER -