Valiant ambition George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution
In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the British Army. Three weeks later, near the Canadian border, one of his favorite generals, Benedict Arnold, miracu...
| Main Author: | Philbrick, Nathaniel (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Brick, Scott (Narrator) |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
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[Westminster, MD] : New York :
Books on Tape ; Penguin Random House Audio,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: |
In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the British Army. Three weeks later, near the Canadian border, one of his favorite generals, Benedict Arnold, miraculously succeeds in postponing the British naval advance down Lake Champlain that might have ended the war. Four years later, as the book ends, Washington has vanquished his demons and Arnold has fled to the enemy after a foiled attempt to surrender the American fortress at West Point to the British. After four years of war, America is forced to realize that the real threat to its liberties might not come from without but from within. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from container. Compact disc. |
| Physical Description: |
11 sound discs (13 hr., 19 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time: |
13:19:00 |
| ISBN: |
9780147524386 0147524385 9780147524362 0147524369 |
| Author Notes: |
After moving to Nantucket in 1986, he became interested in the history of the island and wrote Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People. In 2000 he published In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. A motion picture of the book was released in December 2015. His other books include Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition; Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War; The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn; Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution; Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, and In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown. (Bowker Author Biography) |