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Title: Traitor : The Case of Benedict Arnold (Unforgettable Americans) || Author: Jean Fritz || ISDN: 0-69811-553-8 || Released: May 1997 |
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This book about Benedict Arnold told of his heroic deeds as
well as his betrayal of our country. The book shows how
Benedict Arnold's need to prove that he was courageous, and
his desire to be a great hero and receive recognition, led
to his downfall. It is a well written book which provided
both historical information and entertainment.
Probably more tuned to high school students. |
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Title: Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero : An American Warrior Reconsidered || Author: James Kirby Martin || ISDN: 0-81475-646-8 || Released: August 2000 |
| The name Benedict Arnold survives today as a synonym for treachery. Author James Kirby Martin points out that Arnold's life, however, was not a simple black-and-white morality play--high-school textbook narratives to the contrary. Indeed, under different circumstances the American Judas might have gone down in history as the most revered military leader of the Revolutionary War, save George Washington. "His treason was shocking because of the magnitude of his contributions to the Revolutionary effort," writes Kirby, a professor at the University of Houston. In this revisionist account, Kirby suggests that Arnold was more a victim of his own inept political skills than a slave to base motives. A complex psychology was at work as well: Arnold always felt under appreciated by his colleagues, especially after victories at Saratoga. Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero presents a detailed account of an often misunderstood man. |
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Title: Benedict Arnold and the American Revolution (Notorious Americans and Their Times) || Author: David C. King || ISDN: 1-56711-221-8 || Released: September 1998 |
| Known far and wide as our country's most infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold was also one of the nation's most talented military officers during the American Revolution. So what went wrong? At the heart of these biographies are the stories, not only of infamous individuals, but also of our past. Each title weaves the complex events of an era around the life story of an important historical figure. |
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Title: Benjamin Franklin: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin || Author: H W Brands || ISDN: 0-38549-328-2 || Released: September 2000 |
| Don't be intimidated by the length (700 pages without notes) of this fine book. It's an extremely well-written and engaging account of a life well lived. The author makes great use of Franklin's immense body of writing as well as his innate humor. The result is a wonderfully readable biography that brings forth both the man and his accomplishments. As a Founding Father, Franklin is naturally accorded respect, gratitude, and even awe by most Americans. His famous experiments with electricity and his numerous inventions from bifocals to the harmonica are cause for amazement no matter what your nationality. His civic contributions include founding both the first lending library and the first fire station in America. His writings are numerous and visionary. One might expect a man of such accomplishments to be vain, driven, or aloof. But, as this book will make clear, Ben Franklin was first and foremost a delightful and humorous man. |
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Title: Benjamin Franklin : Writings (Library of America) || Author: Leo Lemay (Editor) || ISDN: 0-94045-029-1 || Released: September 1987 |
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The book is organized and presented in chronological order. This
is a great text for those who are wanting a very detailed volume
of Franklin's writings. However, it is also a great compilation
for those who simply want to sit down and get a sample of the
works of Franklin to find out what type of man he was, what he
believed, what he taught, his sense of humor and the like. This
book has been one of the best investments that I have made in my
collection of American Revolutionary (Founders) history. I highly
recommend this work.
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Title: Benjamin Franklin's the Art of Virtue : His Formula for Successful Living || Author: George Rogers (Editor) || ISDN: 0-93839-910-1 || Released: June 1996 |
| A book like this should be mandatory reading for everyone. Particularly people who represent other people's interests for a living, such as World Leaders, Presidents, Kings, etc., would find it absolutely useful; a kind of constant tool, a compass that keeps them on the right track once and again. This is a book that shows not only Franklin's wit and wisdom, but also his vulnerability, that wonderful human quality, thus making it enchanting and insightful. Buy this book, learn and practice these principles, and enjoy the new breath of fresh air you'll experience in your life. |
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Title: Patriots of the American Revolution : True Accounts by Great Americans, from Ethan Allen to George Rogers Clark || Author: Dorson || ISDN: 0-51720-274-3 || Released: December 1998 |
| Hear the life and times of Ethan Allen in his own words. It is important for anyone interested in becoming educated in the American Revolution to read from those who lived in the era. Ethan Allen was a rugged outdoorsman who was well respected by those who fought along side him. |
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Title: The Hero of Ticonderoga || Author: Gauthier || ISDN: 0-39923-559-0 || Released: March 2001 |
| Gr 4-6-A nonconformist substitute refuses to follow the rules of the rigid teacher he is temporarily replacing and gives a reluctant underdog a chance to play an important role in the classroom. Therese, a sixth-grade "C" student and nonmember of the "elite" clique, wins a drawing to do the "Ethan Allen" oral report, an honor that had always been given to the smartest student in the class. She delivers this report over several days-including a segment told during a class trip to Ft. Ticonderoga. |
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Title: Ethan Allen || Author: Holbrook || ISDN: 0-83230-266-X || Released: December 1998 |
| This biography of Ethan Allen is a reprint of the first illustrated edition published in 1958. In this volume Ethan Allen becomes more than a myth. Holbrook - one of the West's most famous writers - presents the life and legends of Colonel Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys of the American Revolution in a highly informative and entertaining manner. Second illustrated edition. 5 1/2 x 8/1/2. 296 pages. |
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Title: All Cloudless Glory : The Life of George Washington : Making a Nation || Author: E. Harrison Clark || ISDN: 0-89526-445-5 || Released: November 1996 |
| I would take issue with the Book Description (above) which describes the main character in this book as the "youthful Washington, one not transformed into the dignified figure we associate with our first president." While Washington does not become president at any point in these pages, all the traits that we look for in Washington -- the dignified figure, master politician and diplomat, and inspirational leader -- are already in well in place by the final third of this book. One factor that practically leaps off the pages is the all-out adoration that men and women alike, regardless of their place in society, felt for the man. Clark lets those who saw and interacted with Washington do the talking through their letters or diaries, and Washington's charisma shines brightly from these pages. |
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Title: Founding Father : Rediscovering George Washington || Author: Richard Brookhiser || ISDN: 0-68483-142-2 || Released: February 1997 |
| National Review senior editor Brookhiser seeks to restore knowledge of and reverence for George Washington, who is today (the author's introduction asserts) "in our textbooks and our wallets, but not our hearts." Concepts like character, heroism, and fatherhood are also subject to rehabilitation here in what Brookhiser calls "a moral biography in the tradition of Plutarch of Washington as founder and father of his country." Brookhiser first analyzes Washington's performance as Revolutionary War general, in the move from Articles of Confederation to Constitution, and in domestic and foreign policy crises of his presidential years; then he examines Washington's "nature, his morals, and his ideas" ; and finally considers the details of Washington's political "fatherhood" and its consequences, suggesting that "the deepest source of our distance from him" may be "the resentment and puzzlement that come from being let go" by our fathers once we become adults. A Brookhiser article on Washington was a recent cover story for The Atlantic, so publication of his book-length study will likely generate requests |
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Title: Patriarch : George Washington and the New American Nation || Author: Richard Smith Norton || ISDN: 0-395-85512-8 || Released: February 17, 1997 |
| Smith has written a good book that rightly focuses on Washington's building of our national government through careful consideration of precedent and the ability to balance factions through the force of his dignity and integrity. Our new American government need not have stuck by its Constitutional structure. Indeed, that document was a plan on paper that could arguably have been observed more in the breech had Washington had anything like Napoleon's thirst for personal power. Yet that marvelous document was strengthened by Washington's desire to observe its structure and strictures. Smith details how our first president was keenly aware that his organization of the government and almost every action were setting the precedents that would determine whether his successors would be preside in his spirit or in a vein more threatening to the liberties he had helped purchase during the Revolution. |
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