Bibliograph

Valiant ambition, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick

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Valiant ambition, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-403) and index

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collective biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Valiant ambition

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

933729300

Responsibility statement

Nathaniel Philbrick

Sub title

George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution

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

Table Of 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

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