Title:
George Washington and Benedict Arnold : a tale of two patriots / Dave R. Palmer.
ISBN:
9781596980204
9781596986404
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : Regnery Pub., [2006]
Lanham, MD : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
©2006
Physical Description:
424 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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.
Corporate Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocm69027634
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
