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Lädt ... The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Lifevon Joyce Lee Malcolm
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Malcolm really admires Arnold, a talented general who proved bad at the politics that often consumed revolutionary forces/the Congress far behind them. She argues fairly convincingly that he was abused and hard done by because of the manipulations of people less talented, but does not really try to justify the betrayal of his own troops (even acknowledging that this was a civil war and he wasn’t betraying his nation/people). ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Historian Joyce Lee Malcolm skillfully unravels the man behind the myth and gives us a portrait of the true Arnold and his world. There was his dramatic victory against the British at Saratoga in 1777 and his troubled childhood in a pre-revolutionary America beset with class tension and economic instability. We witness his brilliant wartime military exploits and learn of his contentious relationship with a newly formed and fractious Congress, fearful of powerful military leaders, like Arnold, who could threaten the nation's fragile democracy. Throughout, Malcolm weaves in portraits of Arnold's great allies--George Washington, General Schuyler, his beautiful and beloved wife Peggy Shippen, and others--as well as his unrelenting enemy John Adams, British General Clinton, and master spy John Andre. Thrilling and thought-provoking, The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold sheds new light on a man--as well on the nuanced and complicated time in which he lived. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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