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Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution /

In the summer of 1776, Washington's army in Brooklyn and New York City faced one of the largest invading forces ever assembled by the British Empire. After suffering a series of devastating defeats, Washington's vulnerable and dejected troops were forced to evacuate the southern tip of Man...

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Main Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel, (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
Subjects and Genres:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
Arnold, Benedict, > 1741-1801.
United States. > Continental Army > Biography.
United States. > Continental Army
1775-1783
Generals > United States > Biography.
Traitors > United States > Biography.
Generals
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Traîtres > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
HISTORY > Military > United States.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Traitors.
Generals.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography.
United States.
United States > History > 1775-1783, Revolution > Biography.
Biography
Biography.
History.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface: the fault line
  • Pt. 1: 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
  • Pt. 2: 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
  • Epilogue: a nation of traitors.

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