Valiant Ambition George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution.
In Valiant Ambition, Nathaniel Philbrick tells a story of loyalty and personal integrity, evoking a Shakespearean tragedy that unfolds in the key relationship between George Washington and General Benedict Arnold during the American Revolution. This is a complex, controversial piece of history that paints a dramatic portrait of a people in crisis and the war that gave birth to a nation.
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- ISBN: 9780143110194
- ISBN: 0143110195
- Physical Description: xix, 427 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2017.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-403) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: The fault line -- Part I: The wilderness of untried things. Demons of fear and disorder ; The mosquito fleet ; A cabinet of fortitude ; The year of the hangman ; The dark eagle ; Saratoga -- Part II: Secret motives and designs. The bite of a rattlesnake ; The knight of the burning mountain ; Unmerciful fangs ; The chasm ; The pangs of a dying man ; The crash ; No time for remorse -- Epilogue: A nation of traitors. |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 206 .P45 2017 | 30775305524556 | General Collection | Available | - |