Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered
A North American Hi..., History, American History book. A much needed biography that focuses the real factors that lead to Arnold's...
Bendict Arnold stands on one of the most vilified figures in American history. Stories of his treason have so come to define him that his name, like that of Judas, is virtually synonymous with treason. Yet Arnold was one of the most heroic and remarkable individuals of his time, indeed in all of American history. A brilliant military leader of un-common bravery, Arnold poured his all into the Revolutionary cause, sacrificing his family life, health, and financial well-being for a conflict that left him physically crippled, sullied by false accusations, and profoundly alienated from the American cause of liberty. Distinguished historian James Kirby Martin's landmark biography, the result of a decade's labor, stands as an invaluable antidote to this historical distortion. Careful not to endow the Revolutionary generation with mythical proportions of virtue, Martin shows how self-serving, venal behavior was just as common in the Revolutionary era as in our own time. Arnold, a deeply committed patriot, suffered acutely because of his lack of political savvy in dealing with those who...
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- Pages: 558 pages
- ISBN: 9780814755600 / 814755607
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This is the best biography of Benedict Arnold available. Unfortunately, the narrative stops without discussing his treason or his life after defecting to the enemy. Granted, the author's goal was to reexamine Arnold's achievements (and there were many) without scrutinizing his every move in search of evidence that he would later become... A much needed biography that focuses the real factors that lead to Arnold's decision to switch sides in the American Revolutionary War. This book is so thoughtful and balanced that it makes me wonder why so many other biographies and histories get published in spite of their superficially. After reading this book, it leaves me thinking... The book didn't cover anything after he left the US.
