Author : Richard Harold Benson
Publisher :
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 19,10 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :
Thomas Arnold married his first wife in England and they had one daughter. He married Phebe Parkhurst Cane, widow of Daniel Cane, in about 1640, probably in Watertown, Massachusetts. They had six children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.
Author : Steve Sheinkin
Publisher : Flash Point
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429951354
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
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 38,66 MB
Release : 1869
Category : New York (State)
ISBN :
Author : James K. Martin
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 50,26 MB
Release : 2000-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814756461
This landmark biography stands as an invaluable antidote to the historical distortion surrounding the life of Benedict Arnold.
Author : John Arnold
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,82 MB
Release : 2000-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 019285352X
Starting with an examination of how historians work, this "Very Short Introduction" aims to explore history in a general, pithy, and accessible manner, rather than to delve into specific periods.
Author : Jim Murphy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 25,30 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780395776094
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.
Author : James Buckley, Jr.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 23,21 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0448488523
Find out how this one-time American hero became the country's most notorious traitor. As a young child, Benedict Arnold never shied away from a fight. So when the French and Indian War began in 1754, Benedict was eager to join the militia and fight for the British colonies in America. And when he was eighteen years old, he got his chance. Arnold had no idea that less than twenty years later, he would be fighting against the British in the Revolutionary War. Now the captain of his own militia, Benedict won the admiration of his troops and George Washington when he captured a major British fort. He continued fighting for the colonies and was even considered a patriotic war hero after being wounded in battle. But in 1780, Benedict made a decision that no one could anticipate. He betrayed his fellow Americans and joined the British army. Author James Buckley Jr. takes us through Benedict's life and explains the events that led him to switch sides and become the most famous turncoat in American history.
Author : William Richard Cutter
Publisher :
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 1912
Category : New York (State)
ISBN :
Author : William Richard Cutter
Publisher :
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 39,45 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Clinton County (N.Y.)
ISBN :
Author : James N. 1844-1927 Arnold
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2016-04-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781354270172
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