Author: James Hammond TrumbullPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hartford County (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884
Author: James Hammond TrumbullPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hartford County (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States
Author: John AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold
Author: Steve SheinkinPublisher: Flash Point
ISBN: 1429951354
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author, Newbery Honor recipient, and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin presents both the heroism and the treachery of one of the Revolutionary War's most infamous players in his biography of Benedict Arnold. Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Winner of the YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War heroes. Steve Sheinkin's accessible biography, The Notorious Benedict Arnold, introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing American Revolution battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale from history. “Sheinkin sees Arnold as America's ‘original action hero' and succeeds in writing a brilliant, fast-paced biography that reads like an adventure novel...The author's obvious mastery of his material, lively prose and abundant use of eyewitness accounts make this one of the most exciting biographies young readers will find.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Several complex political, social, and military themes emerge, one of the most prominent being that within the Continental army, often simplistically depicted as single-minded patriots, beat hearts scheming with political machinations that are completely familiar today...Arnold's inexorable clash with Gates and his decision to turn traitor both chill and compel.” —Horn Book Magazine (starred review) Also by Steve Sheinkin: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review
Author: Thomas Babington MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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Life of Edward Livingston
Author: Charles Havens HuntPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Revolutionary Papers
Author: American Book-plates
Author: Charles Dexter AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut
Author: Frederic Gregory MatherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description
A history, accompanied by documentary material and biographical sketches, of the American sympathizers who emigrated to Connecticut after the battle of Long island.
History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe
Author: William Edward Hartpole LeckyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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