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

by Philbrick, Nat.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.

United States. Continental Army -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- Biography.

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

9780525426783 (hc)

0525426787 (hc)

xix, 427 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports ; 24 cm.

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-403) and index.

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.

"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.

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