Download or read book On the Trail of Benedict Arnold written by W. D. Wetherell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the infuriating questions surrounding the great hero-traitor can be answered by visiting the fields where he fought. The trip will also take you to many of the most beautiful places in the Northeast.
Download or read book On the Trail of Benedict Arnold written by W. Hodding Carter and published by . This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1775, Benedict Arnold let 1,100 men up Maine's Kennebec River in hastily built wooden bateaux. The 300-mile journey along Indian trade routes was intended to allow Arnold and his men to sneak up to the British held Quebec and rout them from the city. While the mission itself was a dismal failure, the 80-day trek by Arnold and his men is considered one of the greatest military expeditions of all time. Fast forward to the 21st century: Writer and adventurer W. Hodding Carter teamed with a small group of friends to retrace Arnold's route. They built a single bateau (to the exact specifications of those used by Arnold's men) and strove to make the same trip in the same number of days. What followed was an adventure by turns harrowing and hilarious, as the small band braved Maine weather and water to complete the trip. Carter recounts their journey, from the building of their bateaux to preparing and setting out, to the trials of dealing with white water, swamping, and portaging a nearly 500 pound craft. Woven throughout is the story of Arnold's expedition, culled from historical sources as well as numerous first-hand accounts in the form of letters home from Arnold's men. It's a unique and exhilarating look at a key moment in Maine history.
Download or read book The Notorious Benedict Arnold written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Flash Point. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 War's most infamous players in his biography of Benedict Arnold. Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Winner of the YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War heroes. Steve Sheinkin's accessible biography, The Notorious Benedict Arnold, introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing American Revolution battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale from history. “Sheinkin sees Arnold as America's ‘original action hero' and succeeds in writing a brilliant, fast-paced biography that reads like an adventure novel...The author's obvious mastery of his material, lively prose and abundant use of eyewitness accounts make this one of the most exciting biographies young readers will find.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Several complex political, social, and military themes emerge, one of the most prominent being that within the Continental army, often simplistically depicted as single-minded patriots, beat hearts scheming with political machinations that are completely familiar today...Arnold's inexorable clash with Gates and his decision to turn traitor both chill and compel.” —Horn Book Magazine (starred review) Also by Steve Sheinkin: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
Download or read book The Real Benedict Arnold written by Jim Murphy and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Treason of Benedict Arnold written by Winthrop Atwill and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life and Treason of Benedict Arnold written by Jared Sparks and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homegrown Terror written by Eric D. Lehman and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively biography of America’s most famous traitor offers a new perspective on his terrible legacy as well as life in Revolutionary Era Connecticut. On September 6, 1781, Connecticut native Benedict Arnold and a force of 1,700 British soldiers and loyalists took Fort Griswold and burnt New London to the ground. The brutality of the invasion galvanized the new nation, and “Remember New London!” would become a rallying cry for troops under General Lafayette. In Homegrown Terror, Eric D. Lehman chronicles the events leading up to the attack and highlights this key transformation in Arnold—the point where he went from betraying his comrades to massacring his neighbors and destroying their homes. This defining incident forever marked him as a symbol of evil, turning an antiheroic story about weakness of character and missed opportunity into one about the nature of treachery itself. Homegrown Terror draws upon a variety of primary sources and perspectives, from the traitor himself to his former comrades like Jonathan Trumbull and Silas Deane, to the murdered Colonel Ledyard. Rethinking Benedict Arnold through the lens of this terrible episode, Lehman sheds light on the ethics of the dawning nation, and the way colonial America responded to betrayal and terror.
Download or read book The Library of American Biography The life and treason of Benedict Arnold written by Jared Sparks and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Benedict Arnold written by Pamela Dell and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the life of the man who betrayed his country and became known as a traitor.
Download or read book Benedict Arnold written by Liz Sonneborn and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life of Benedict Arnold, who sold secret military information to the British army during the American Revolution.
Download or read book The Life of Benedict Arnold written by Isaac N. Arnold and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treacherous Beauty written by Stephen Case and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Histories of the Revolutionary War have long honored heroines such as Betsy Ross, Abigail Adams, and Molly Pitcher. Now, more than two centuries later, comes the first biography of one of the war’s most remarkable women, a beautiful Philadelphia society girl named Peggy Shippen. While war was raging between England and its rebellious colonists, Peggy befriended a suave British officer and then married a crippled revolutionary general twice her age. She brought the two men together in a treasonous plot that nearly turned George Washington into a prisoner and changed the course of the war. Peggy Shippen was Mrs. Benedict Arnold. After the conspiracy was exposed, Peggy managed to convince powerful men like Washington and Alexander Hamilton of her innocence. The Founding Fathers were handicapped by the common view that women lacked the sophistication for politics or warfare, much less treason. And Peggy took full advantage. Peggy was to the American Revolution what the fictional Scarlett O’Hara was to the Civil War: a woman whose survival skills trumped all other values. Had she been a man, she might have been arrested, tried, and executed. And she might have become famous. Instead, her role was minimized and she was allowed to recede into the background—with a generous British pension in hand. In Treacherous Beauty, Mark Jacob and Stephen H. Case tell the true story of Peggy Shippen, a driving force in a conspiracy that came within an eyelash of dooming the American democracy.
Download or read book The Real Benedict Arnold written by Jessica Gunderson and published by Compass Point Books. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benedict Arnold may be the most prominent villain in United States history. But was he the truly evil man that American folklore has made him out to be? In the beginning of the American Revolution, he was a staunch patriot and military hero, but by the end of the war his frustration led him to betray his nation. The bad reputation that resulted has lived on in infamy.
Download or read book Benedict Arnold written by Ann Gaines and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life and times of Benedict Arnold, giving a glimpse into the man whose name became synonymous with the word "traitor".
Download or read book The Real Benedict Arnold written by Virginia Loh-Hagan and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows his story, but do you know the REAL history behind the story of Benedict Arnold? History has never been so juicy! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, timeline, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.
Download or read book The Life of Benedict Arnold written by Isaac N. Arnold and published by Scholars Book Shelf. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2005 Scholar's Bookshelf reprint edition. The author, not a relative of the Revolutionary War general and traitor, published this book in 1879 in an attempt to ask a fair hearing and justice, though not a defense for Arnoldstreason. The book was the first substantial study of Arnoldsservices in the war at Ticonderoga, in Canada, at Saratoga,Valcour Island, and in other Hudson Valley campaigns,detailing his services to the Revolutionary cause, hiswounding, good relations with Washington, and then hisdownfall, with chapters on his wife, Major Andre, his trail,and his later services with the British army. Remains themost complete study of Arnolds career. 2005: 444 pages. Softcover.
Download or read book Benedict Arnold Hero or Enemy Spy written by Aaron Derr and published by Red Chair Press. This book was released on 2022-08-21 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was popular with his troops. And he was such a good soldier that Benedict Arnold became a major general in the Colonial Army. So how did a Revolutionary hero become known as one of the earliest spies in U.S. history?
