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