The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life

by Joyce Lee Malcolm

Book Overview

Proud and talented, history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period's great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander, who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British, who was grievously injured in the line of duty, and fell into debt personally funding his own troops, ultimately became a traitor to the patriot...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681777371
• ISBN13: 9781681777375
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"