Whom can we trust now?
Subtitle: the meaning of treason in the United States, from the Revolution through the Civil War
By: Brian F. Carso, Jr.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780739112564
Subjects: Treason -- United States -- History; Political crimes and offenses -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "What is a traitor?" : Loyalty, betrayal, and the state; title: "A republic, if you can keep it" : The evolution of treason in America, 1620-1787; title: "Seasons of insurrection" : Early rebellions and the trial of aaron burr; title: "The damnation of his fame" : Benedict Arnold and the cultural punishment of betrayal; title: "With malice toward none" : treason, amnesty and the language of betrayal during the Civil War; title: "Whom can we trust now?".