Valiant ambition
Subtitle: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
Edition: Large print edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 827
ISBN-13: 9781410489500
Subjects: United States; Generals; United States. Continental Army; Biography; History
Other titles: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution
Description: From the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award, comes a surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 741-814).
Table of contents: title: Part I. The wilderness of untried things ; Demons of fear and disorder ; The mosquito fleet ; A cabinet of fortitude ; The year of the hangman ; The dark eagle ; Saratoga; title: Part II. Secret motives and designs ; The bite of a rattlesnake ; The knight of the burning mountain ; Unmerciful fangs ; The chasm ; The pangs of a dying man ; The crash ; No time for remorse; title: Epilogue : a nation of traitors.