Benedict Arnold, revolutionary hero : an American warrior reconsidered /
Martin, James Kirby, 1943-
Benedict Arnold, revolutionary hero : an American warrior reconsidered / American warrior reconsidered James Kirby Martin. - New York : London: New York University Press, 2000. - xvii, 535 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-526) and index.
Prologue : Treason! treason! treason! black as hell -- A childhood of legends -- A person to be reckoned with in New Haven -- Irrepressible acts of martial resistance -- The provincial politics of rebellion -- Into the howling Maine wilderness -- Hannibalian breakthrough to Quebec -- Liberty or death at the walls of Quebec -- A winter's worth of making brick without straw -- Reduced to a great rabble -- Malevolent spirits in the summer of 1776 -- A most tenacious naval commander -- The valiant defense of Lake Champlain -- Fundamental matters of military rank and personal honor -- The humiliating part of a faithful soldier -- An unsettled return to the northern theater -- The Battles of Saratoga -- A violated right not fully restored -- Epilogue : The current coinage of ingratitude.
0814756468 9780814756461
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
United States. Continental Army --Biography.
Etats-Unis. Continental Army --Biographies.
American loyalists--Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Loyalistes americains--Biographies.
Generaux--Etats-Unis--Biographies.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Etats-Unis--Histoire--1775-1783 (Revolution).
002 E 278 / A752M 2000
973.3/82/092
Benedict Arnold, revolutionary hero : an American warrior reconsidered / American warrior reconsidered James Kirby Martin. - New York : London: New York University Press, 2000. - xvii, 535 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-526) and index.
Prologue : Treason! treason! treason! black as hell -- A childhood of legends -- A person to be reckoned with in New Haven -- Irrepressible acts of martial resistance -- The provincial politics of rebellion -- Into the howling Maine wilderness -- Hannibalian breakthrough to Quebec -- Liberty or death at the walls of Quebec -- A winter's worth of making brick without straw -- Reduced to a great rabble -- Malevolent spirits in the summer of 1776 -- A most tenacious naval commander -- The valiant defense of Lake Champlain -- Fundamental matters of military rank and personal honor -- The humiliating part of a faithful soldier -- An unsettled return to the northern theater -- The Battles of Saratoga -- A violated right not fully restored -- Epilogue : The current coinage of ingratitude.
0814756468 9780814756461
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
United States. Continental Army --Biography.
Etats-Unis. Continental Army --Biographies.
American loyalists--Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Loyalistes americains--Biographies.
Generaux--Etats-Unis--Biographies.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Etats-Unis--Histoire--1775-1783 (Revolution).
002 E 278 / A752M 2000
973.3/82/092