Benedict Arnold's Army: The 1775 American Invasion of Canada During the Revolutionary War
by Lefkowitz, Arthur S
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1932714030
- ISBN 13
- 9781932714036
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New York: Savas Beatie, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 8vo 8 - 9 tall. Like new, direct to us from the publisher, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Black boards with shiny pictorial dust jacket. The objective of Arnold and his corps was to bring Canada into the Revolutionary War as the 14th colony. Illustrated in black-and-white, including several maps. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of notes, index, and bibliography. 380 pp. <br /><br />A brilliant American combat officer and this country's most famous traitor, Benedict Arnold is one of the most fascinating and complicated people to emerge from American history. His contemporaries called Arnold "the American Hannibal" after he successfully led more than 1,000 men through the savage Maine wilderness in 1775. The objective of Arnold and his heroic corps was the fortress city of Quebec, the capital of British-held Canada. The epic campaign is the subject of Benedict Arnold's Army, a fascinating campaign to bring Canada into the war as the 14th colony. <br /><br />The initiative for the assault came from George Washington who learned that a fast moving detachment could surprise Quebec by following a chain of rivers and lakes through the Maine wilderness. Washington picked Col. Benedict Arnold, an obscure and controversial Connecticut officer, to command the corps who signed up for the secret mission. <br /><br />Arnold believed that his expedition would reach Quebec City in twenty days. The route turned out to be 270 miles of treacherous rapids, raging waterfalls, and trackless forests that took months to traverse. At times Arnold's men were up to their waists in freezing water dragging and pushing their clumsy boats through surging rapids and hauling them up and over waterfalls. In one of the greatest exploits in American military history, Arnold led his famished corps through the early winter snow, up and over the Appalachian Mountains, and on to Quebec. <br /><br />Benedict Arnold's Army covers a largely unknown but important period of Arnold's life. Award-winning author Arthur Lefkowitz provides important insights into Arnold's character during the earliest phase of his military career, showing his aggressive nature, need for recognition, experience as a competitive businessman, and his obsession with honor that started him down the path to treason. <br /><br />Lefkowitz extensively researched Arnold's expedition and made numerous trips along the same route that Arnold's army took. Benedict Arnold's Army also contains a closing chapter with detailed information and maps for readers who wish to follow the expedition's route from the coast of Maine to Quebec City. There is a growing interest in the Founding Fathers and the Revolutionary War as a source of national pride and identity and the Arnold Expedition as told through Benedict Arnold's Army is one of the greatest adventure stories in American history. Heavy books or multi-volume sets will require additional postage. Send me a message before purchase if you want a quote; otherwise, I will contact you after purchase with the final shipping price.
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- Bookseller
- grinninglion (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 341050
- Title
- Benedict Arnold's Army: The 1775 American Invasion of Canada During the Revolutionary War
- Author
- Lefkowitz, Arthur S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1932714030
- ISBN 13
- 9781932714036
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo 8 - 9 tall
- Keywords
- US History, Revolutionary War, Invasion of Canada
- X weight
- 32 oz
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