The Resource Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick
Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick
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- Summary
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- 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
- In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the British Army. Three weeks later, near the Canadian border, one of his favorite generals, Benedict Arnold, miraculously succeeds in postponing the British naval advance down Lake Champlain that might have ended the war. Four years later, as the book ends, Washington has vanquished his demons and Arnold has fled to the enemy after a foiled attempt to surrender the American fortress at West Point to the British. After four years of war, America is forced to realize that the real threat to its liberties might not come from without but from within. Valiant Ambition is a complex, controversial, and dramatic portrait of a people in crisis and the war that gave birth to a nation. The focus is on loyalty and personal integrity, evoking a Shakespearean tragedy that unfolds in the key relationship of Washington and Arnold, who is an impulsive but sympathetic hero whose misfortunes at the hands of self-serving politicians fatally destroy his faith in the legitimacy of the rebellion. As a country wary of tyrants suddenly must figure out how it should be led, Washington?s unmatched ability to rise above the petty politics of his time enables him to win the war that really matters
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 427 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Map on lining papers
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780525426783
- Label
- Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution
- Title
- Valiant ambition
- Title remainder
- George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- Language
- eng
- 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
- In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the British Army. Three weeks later, near the Canadian border, one of his favorite generals, Benedict Arnold, miraculously succeeds in postponing the British naval advance down Lake Champlain that might have ended the war. Four years later, as the book ends, Washington has vanquished his demons and Arnold has fled to the enemy after a foiled attempt to surrender the American fortress at West Point to the British. After four years of war, America is forced to realize that the real threat to its liberties might not come from without but from within. Valiant Ambition is a complex, controversial, and dramatic portrait of a people in crisis and the war that gave birth to a nation. The focus is on loyalty and personal integrity, evoking a Shakespearean tragedy that unfolds in the key relationship of Washington and Arnold, who is an impulsive but sympathetic hero whose misfortunes at the hands of self-serving politicians fatally destroy his faith in the legitimacy of the rebellion. As a country wary of tyrants suddenly must figure out how it should be led, Washington?s unmatched ability to rise above the petty politics of his time enables him to win the war that really matters
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- AZZPT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Dewey number
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- 973.3/82092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E206
- LC item number
- .P48 2016b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Washington, George
- Arnold, Benedict
- United States
- Generals
- United States
- Label
- Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Note
- Map on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-403) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 427 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525426783
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn933729300
- Label
- Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Note
- Map on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-403) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 427 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525426783
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn933729300
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