In this informed and thoughtful account, Jim Murphy goes in search of the real man behind the "traitor" label, rumors, and folktales that became part of the Benedict Arnold legend.
From one of our most acclaimed and original colonial historians, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2018 president of the American Historical Association, a groundbreaking book, the first to look at the critical "long year" of 1774 and the ...
This book provides important insights into Arnold's character during the earliest phase of his military career, showing his aggressive nature, need for recognition, and his obsession with honor that started him down the path to treason.