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Turncoat : Benedict Arnold and the crisis of American liberty /

Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold's failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brumwell, Stephen, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Beginnings
  • A devilish fighting fellow
  • Saratoga
  • Philadelphia
  • Embarking upon treason
  • Crisis of liberty
  • Clinching the deal
  • Treason of the blackest dye
  • The reckoning.