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The Indians called him “Darla Eagle” out of respect tor both his military genius anti his ruthlessness. His men worshiped him as a hero—the legendary general of the Continental army who led them against formidable British forces. But as he neared the pinnacle oi success, things began to go wrong, drawing Benedict Arnold inexorably toward the greatest crime of the age, one that would forever make his name synonymous with the word "traitor." Dark Eagle encompasses the action on both sides ot the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1780 John Ensor Harr traces Arnold's spectacular rise—outwitting the British at Valcour Bay; the relief oi Fort Stanwix; and a stunning victory at Saratoga, the turning point oi the war. He also traces Arnold's decline—a wound that nearly cost his lite; harassrnent by the radical government oi Pennsylvania; his sense oi betrayal by Congress and his Commander-in-Chief, George Washington and finally the treasonous triangle with his new wife, Peggy Shippen, the beautiful daughter oi a prominent Philadelphia family, and Major John Andre, the Englishman she loved.
From the glory of Arnold's early days on the battlefield to the wrath he incurred as he attermtecl to deliver West Point and three thousand American troops into the hand of the British, Dark Eagle is the extraordinary story of one of the most complex, tragic heroes in history.
The Indians called him “Darla Eagle” out of respect tor both his military genius anti his ruthlessness. His men worshiped him as a hero—the legendary general of the Continental army who led them against formidable British forces. But as he neared the pinnacle oi success, things began to go wrong, drawing Benedict Arnold inexorably toward the greatest crime of the age, one that would forever make his name synonymous with the word "traitor." Dark Eagle encompasses the action on both sides ot the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1780 John Ensor Harr traces Arnold's spectacular rise—outwitting the British at Valcour Bay; the relief oi Fort Stanwix; and a stunning victory at Saratoga, the turning point oi the war. He also traces Arnold's decline—a wound that nearly cost his lite; harassrnent by the radical government oi Pennsylvania; his sense oi betrayal by Congress and his Commander-in-Chief, George Washington and finally the treasonous triangle with his new wife, Peggy Shippen, the beautiful daughter oi a prominent Philadelphia family, and Major John Andre, the Englishman she loved.
From the glory of Arnold's early days on the battlefield to the wrath he incurred as he attermtecl to deliver West Point and three thousand American troops into the hand of the British, Dark Eagle is the extraordinary story of one of the most complex, tragic heroes in history.
Publication
Viking Adult (1999), Edition: First Edition, 522 pages
Original publication date
1999