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02651aam a2200397Ii 4500 001 38C5CFB2662A11E88B2F7B1897128E48 003 SILO 005 20190328032346 008 171004t20182018ctuabf b 001 0beng d 020 $a 9780300210996 020 $a 030021099X 035 $a (OCoLC)1005119920 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $e rda $d ZHM $d GL4 $d YDX $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E278.A7 $b B78 2018 082 04 $a 973.3/82092 $2 23 082 04 $a 970.980 100 1 $a Brumwell, Stephen, $d 1960- $e author. 245 10 $a Turncoat : $b Benedict Arnold and the crisis of American liberty / $c Stephen Brumwell. 246 30 $a Benedict Arnold and the crisis of American liberty 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2018] 300 $a ix, 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-359) and index. 520 8 $a Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold's failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining record of bravery and unquestioned commitment to the Revolution, Arnold's defection came as an appalling shock. Contemporaries believed he had been corrupted by greed; historians have theorized that he had come to resent the lack of recognition for his merits and sacrifices. In this provocative book Stephen Brumwell challenges such interpretations and draws on unexplored archives to reveal other crucial factors that illuminate Arnold's abandonment of the revolutionary cause he once championed. This work traces Arnold's journey from enthusiastic support of American independence to his spectacularly traitorous acts and narrow escape. Brumwell's research leads to an unexpected conclusion: Arnold's mystifying betrayal was driven by a staunch conviction that America's best interests would be served by halting the bloodshed and reuniting the fractured British Empire. 600 10 $a Arnold, Benedict, $d 1741-1801. 610 10 $a United States. $b Continental Army $v Biography. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x History $y Revolution, 1775-1783. 941 $a 5 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217020924.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190502024014.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006115257.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20180915010951.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20180602010151.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=38C5CFB2662A11E88B2F7B1897128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search