Valiant Ambition
George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: xix, 427 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, black and white ; 24 cm
"The National Book Award-winning author of In the Heart of the Sea presents an account of the complicated middle years of the American Revolution that shares lesser-known insights into the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold,"--NoveList.
Contents:
Preface: The Fault Line -- Part I: The Wilderness of Untried Things -- Chapter One: Demons of Fear and Disorder -- Chapter Two: The Mosquito Effect -- Chapter Three: A Cabinet of Fortitude -- Chapter Four: The Year of the Hangman -- Chapter Five: The Dark Eagle -- Chapter Six: Saratoga -- Part II: Secret Motives and Designs -- Chapter Seven: The Bite of Rattlesnake -- Chapter Eight: The Knight of the Burning Mountain -- Chapter Nine: Unmerciful Fangs -- Chapter Ten: The Chasm -- Chapter Eleven: The Pangs of a Dying Man -- Chapter Twelve: The Crash -- Chapter Thirteen: No Time for Remorse -- Epilogue: A Nation of Traitors.
Subjects:
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
United States. Continental Army -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
United States. Continental Army -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780525426783
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-403) and index.