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Valiant ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution  Cover Image Book Book

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

Summary:

"The National Book Award-winning author of In the Heart of the Sea presents an account of the complicated middle years of the American Revolution that shares lesser-known insights into the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold"--NoveList.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525426783
  • ISBN: 0525426787
  • Physical Description: xix, 427 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-403) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface: The Fault Line -- Part I: The Wilderness of Untried Things -- Chapter One: Demons of Fear and Disorder -- Chapter Two: The Mosquito Effect -- Chapter Three: A Cabinet of Fortitude -- Chapter Four: The Year of the Hangman -- Chapter Five: The Dark Eagle -- Chapter Six: Saratoga -- Part II: Secret Motives and Designs -- Chapter Seven: The Bite of Rattlesnake -- Chapter Eight: The Knight of the Burning Mountain -- Chapter Nine: Unmerciful Fangs -- Chapter Ten: The Chasm -- Chapter Eleven: The Pangs of a Dying Man -- Chapter Twelve: The Crash -- Chapter Thirteen: No Time for Remorse -- Epilogue: A Nation of Traitors.
Subject: Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography.
United States. Continental Army > Biography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Malheur County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nyssa Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Nyssa Public Library 973.382 PHI (Text) 36660000489103 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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