What do you think?
Rate this book
Benedict Arnold: From American Hero to British Traitor
Smarter in sixty minutes. Get smarter in just 60 minutes with in60Learning. Concise and elegantly written non-fiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Life is short, so explore a multitude of fascinating historical, biographical, scientific, political, and financial topics in only an hour each. “Don’t be a Benedict Arnold!” In North America, this very name is synonymous with traitor, backstabber, conspirator. Yet before he defected to the British Army, Arnold’s contemporaries praised him for his heroism. What caused this man to turn on his peers and sully his name for all time? This fascinating look into Arnold’s life unravels the bias surrounding the man, shedding light on the intent behind his infamous act.
42 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 8, 2018
6 people are currently reading
4 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
May 25, 2018
★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
---
If someone knows just two names from the US War for Independence, they're George Washington and Benedict Arnold. We should all probably know a few more, but most of us have those two in our mental arsenal. He's easily the most famous traitor since Judas Iscariot -- his name is synonymous with the act.
But how many of us know just how he betrayed the American forces? How'd he get to that position? What happened to him afterwards? This book answers those questions -- and a few others you hadn't thought to ask.
The story is just tragic, really. That's not an apologetic for the guy -- don't make misunderstand me. But there's just something about his floundering for significance and success that just strikes you as sad -- he's like Forrest Gump, but without engendering any good will anywhere.
I want to read more about Arnold after reading about this -- something I never expected.
As they have every time I see them interact with Christianity, these authors just don't get it. They seem to misunderstand the New Light/Old Light controversy and American Puritanism. It's a very minor point in this narrative, but as trends go, it's pretty annoying.
This is a pretty compelling story and the book seems longer than it is -- that's not long as in boring, but long as in it covers a lot and you'd think it'd take at least 20 more pages to fit it all in. This brief biography of Arnold is this series at its best -- a brief introduction of something most of us should know about told in a way that you can digest easily, that will drive you to read more.
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
---
If someone knows just two names from the US War for Independence, they're George Washington and Benedict Arnold. We should all probably know a few more, but most of us have those two in our mental arsenal. He's easily the most famous traitor since Judas Iscariot -- his name is synonymous with the act.
But how many of us know just how he betrayed the American forces? How'd he get to that position? What happened to him afterwards? This book answers those questions -- and a few others you hadn't thought to ask.
The story is just tragic, really. That's not an apologetic for the guy -- don't make misunderstand me. But there's just something about his floundering for significance and success that just strikes you as sad -- he's like Forrest Gump, but without engendering any good will anywhere.
I want to read more about Arnold after reading about this -- something I never expected.
As they have every time I see them interact with Christianity, these authors just don't get it. They seem to misunderstand the New Light/Old Light controversy and American Puritanism. It's a very minor point in this narrative, but as trends go, it's pretty annoying.
This is a pretty compelling story and the book seems longer than it is -- that's not long as in boring, but long as in it covers a lot and you'd think it'd take at least 20 more pages to fit it all in. This brief biography of Arnold is this series at its best -- a brief introduction of something most of us should know about told in a way that you can digest easily, that will drive you to read more.
May 17, 2019
More than a stereotype or cliche
As the author points out, Benedict Arnold has become synonymous with traitor. But the man was more than just his treasonous act. Discover events in his formative years that influenced his views of the world, and his goals... and find out what becomes of a traitor after he leaves “our sight”
Food for thought from this book:
“Too much has been written by too many biased sources to ever know what really explains his motivations and actions.”
As the author points out, Benedict Arnold has become synonymous with traitor. But the man was more than just his treasonous act. Discover events in his formative years that influenced his views of the world, and his goals... and find out what becomes of a traitor after he leaves “our sight”
Food for thought from this book:
“Too much has been written by too many biased sources to ever know what really explains his motivations and actions.”
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews