| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
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age Children |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-317) and index. |
| Note |
"Rb flash point." |
| Contents |
Clearing the woods: October 2, 1780 -- Benedict Arnold: January 14, 1741 -- Pranks and plays: 1751-1762 -- Making of a rebel: 1762-1775 -- Arnold's war: April 19-May 9, 1775 -- Across the lake: May 10-May 15 -- Trouble at Fort Ti: May 18-June 19, 1775 -- Enter André: June 1775 -- A risky proposition: July 1-September 18, 1775 -- To the Dead River: September 18-October 17, 1775 -- Critical and alarming: October 19-October 29, 1775 -- City on a cliff: October 29-November 8, 1775 -- Prisoner of war: September-November 1775 -- To the storming: November 8-December 30, 1775 -- Battle for Quebec: December 31, 1775 -- Blockade in the snow: January 1-February 27, 1776 -- André in Pennsylvania: January-July 1776 -- The last man out: May 6-July 28, 1776 -- Arnold's motley crew: August 1-October 11, 1776 -- Battle of Valcour Island: October 11, 1776 -- The revolution lives: October 12-November 2, 1776 -- André fights on: November 1776-April 1777 -- A question of honor: January 4-April 25, 1777 -- Exceedingly unhappy: April 25-July 11, 1777 -- Arnold rides north: July 11-August 24, 1777 -- Conquer or die: August 28-September 20, 1777 -- Bloody piece of work: September 1777 -- Beyond reconciliation: September 20-October 7, 1777 -- Fracture box: October 8, 1777-January 20, 1778 -- Peggy Shippen: November 1777-April 1778 -- Back to Philadelphia: April 1-June 19, 1778 -- Cupid's wound: June 20-September 14, 1778 -- Arnold under attack: September 25, 1778-February 28, 1779 -- André in New York: September 1778-April 1779 -- Delay worse than death: April 8-May 7, 1779 -- Everything at stake: May 10-May 30, 1779 -- The price of West Point: June 1779-July 1780 -- Attacking Fort Arnold: July 31-September 17, 1780 -- The floating Vulture: September 19-September 22, 1780 -- No-man's land: September 22-September 23, 1780 -- Papers of a dangerous tendency: September 23-September 25, 1780 -- A scene too shocking: September 25, 1780 -- Ready at any moment: September 26-October 2, 1780 -- The devil's reward: October 3-November 14, 1780 -- I must never return: 1780-1804. |
| Summary |
An introduction to the life of Benedict Arnold that highlights not only the traitorous actions that made him legendary, but also his heroic involvement in the American Revolution. |
| Awards |
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. |
| Subject |
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 -- Juvenile literature.
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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. |
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American loyalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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American loyalists. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Generals -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Generals. |
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United States. |
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United States. Continental Army -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Continental Army. |
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Collaborationists -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Young adult literature.
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| ISBN |
9781596434868 hardback |
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1596434864 hardback |
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