
The first modern biography of an American Revolutionary War hero In this definitive biography of one of America's most important but least known Revolutionary War generals, David B. Mattern tells the life story of Benjamin Lincoln, a prosperous farmer who left...

A biography of a little known Revolutionary War general, chronicling the wartime career of the citizen-soldier who served as George Washington's second-in-command at Yorktown and as secretary at war from 1781 to 1783. Refutes charges that Lincoln was corrupt and ineffective,...