Project Gutenberg 2015-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 74 Sparks, Jared 1789 1866 80116078 Life and Treason of Benedict Arnold David Widger and Robert Homa "Life and Treason of Benedict Arnold" by Jared Sparks is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles the life of Benedict Arnold, focusing particularly on the complexity of his character, his military career during the American Revolutionary War, and the events that ultimately led to his notorious act of treason. At the start of the narrative, the author outlines Arnold's early life, detailing his challenging upbringing and early ambitions. Sparks describes Arnold's tumultuous personality, including his rebelliousness and ambition, which foreshadow his future choices. Starting from his enlistment as a soldier to ultimately commanding troops in significant military campaigns, such as the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, the opening chapter sets the stage for understanding how his character was shaped by both personal failings and external pressures, leading to the infamous decision that would mark his legacy as a traitor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Generals -- United States -- Biography United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 United States. Continental Army -- Biography Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 American loyalists -- Biography E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 526652 526590 2024-09-20T14:42:54.379458 2023-09-21T11:03:53.494595 text/html text/html 531045 2021-10-29T14:15:35 text/html 325980 2024-09-20T14:42:59.664484 application/epub+zip 333959 2024-09-20T14:42:55.276487 application/epub+zip 236366 2024-09-20T14:42:54.818478 application/epub+zip 469314 2024-09-20T14:43:03.546888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438541 2024-09-20T14:42:59.351441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341277 2022-09-22T12:13:34.648101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465498 465487 2024-09-20T14:42:53.841452 2023-09-21T11:03:52.927574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 465451 2021-02-17T05:45:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18723 2024-09-20T14:43:03.692890 application/rdf+xml 11226 2024-09-20T14:42:55.037452 image/jpeg 2515 2024-09-20T14:42:54.998458 image/jpeg 167931 2021-02-17T05:45:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 311241 2021-10-29T14:16:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 311386 2024-09-20T14:42:54.425441 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog