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Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution
- Title
- Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution / Nathaniel Philbrick.
- Author
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Publication
- New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
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Details
- Description
- xix, 427 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, black and white; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-403) and index.
- 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 a 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-8063
- ISBN
- 9780525426783
- 0525426787
- OCLC
- 933729300
- Author
- Philbrick, Nathaniel, author.
- Title
- Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution / Nathaniel Philbrick.
- Publisher
- New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-403) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1775-1783
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-8063