| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 271 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
1. Young Trader, Canadian Connections -- 2. The Rustle of Revolutionary Winds -- 3. Arnold the Revolutionary -- 4. Preparing to Invade Canada -- 5. The March through Maine I -- 6. The March through Maine II: America's Hannibal -- 7. Quebec Awaits -- 8. The Battle for Quebec -- 9. Siege and Retreat -- 10. Heroics and Enemies Within -- 11. Politics and Treason -- 12. The Streets of Saint John -- 13. Born-Again Trader -- 14. Arnold vs the Lawyers -- 15. After New Brunswick |
| Summary |
While most biographies of Arnold concentrate on his revolutionary exploits and subsequent treason, Wilson explores his role in Canadian history and the routes that brought him to Canada. He takes the reader into rural Quebec in the 1760s and 1770s when Arnold toured the area as a Yankee trader and goes behind the scenes in 1775-76 when Arnold's American forces almost captured Quebec after an amazing trek through the Maine wilderness. Wilson explores Arnold's business exploits in Saint John, New Brunswick, the emerging Loyalist port town where for six years Arnold commanded an international trading network before returning to England. Written for those interested in unexpected tales from Canada's colourful history, Benedict Arnold follows Arnold's life from the battlefields of New England to the siege of Quebec, from the high seas to the day-to-day details of running a trading company in Saint John. Wilson offers a detailed, sometimes sympathetic, portrait of this controversial and complex man |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-263) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 fast |
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American loyalists -- Biography
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Generals -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Canada -- Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
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American loyalists
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Generals
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140139
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Canada -- History -- 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019317
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Québec (Québec) -- History -- Siege, 1775-1776.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95002142
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New Brunswick -- Biography
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140143
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Canada
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New Brunswick
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Québec -- Québec
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773568976 |
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0773568972 |
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