| Description |
264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.6 13.0 118027. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Audience |
Ages: 10 & up. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-255) and index. |
| Contents |
Most brilliant soldier -- You are accountable -- Be ye also ready -- Reputation of unsullied honor -- Good god are the Americans all asleep? -- None but almighty god shall prevent my marching -- I have resigned my commission -- Our gallant colonel -- Forlorn hope -- He will turn out a great man -- Gallant defense -- By heavens I will have justice -- Devilish fighting fellow -- You will hear of my being victorious -- Inspired by the fury of a demon -- We?ll have them all in hell -- I am heartily tired -- On you alone my happiness depends -- Because I might have done wrong -- Whom can we trust now? -- Nill Desperandum -- Notes, sources, and related asides -- Index. |
| Summary |
"Drawing on Arnold's surviving writings and on the letters, memoirs, and political documents of his contemporaries ... a fascinating portrait of a brilliant man, consistently undervalued by his peers, who made a choice that continues to reverberate through American history." |
| Subject |
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 -- Juvenile literature.
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American loyalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Continental Army -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.
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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
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American loyalists -- Biography.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Continental Army -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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| ISBN |
0395776090 hardcover |
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9780395776094 hardcover |
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