Traitor (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Fritz
- First Published: 1981
- Time of Work: 1741–1801
- Setting: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Maine, Pennsylvania, Canada, and England
- Principal Characters: Benedict Arnold, Lieutenant Colonel John Brown, General George Washington, Major John André, General Sir Henry Clinton
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Betrayal, Poverty or poor people, American Revolution, Military life or service, Espionage or spies, Biography, Treason, Generals
- Locales: Connecticut, New York, England, Pennsylvania, Canada, Massachusetts, Maine
Form and Content
In Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold, Jean Fritz traces the stormy life of General Benedict Arnold, remembered as one of the most brilliant soldiers of the Continental Army and reviled as a traitor to his country. Young Arnold, born into a prosperous Connecticut family, saw his comfortable world crumble in 1755, when his father lost his money and reputation in a series of shady business deals and descended into despair and drunkenness. In this difficult year, Arnold formed the attitudes that were to motivate him throughout his adult life: a need to be...
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