George Washington and Benedict Arnold : a tale of two patriots / Dave R. Palmer.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Regnery Pub. ; Lanham, MD : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, �2006.Description: 424 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1596980206
  • 9781596980204
  • 9781596986404
  • 1596986409
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: George Washington and Benedict Arnold.LOC classification:
  • E 312.25 .P3 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection E 312.25 .P3 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98648654

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.

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.

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