Two Notorious American Leaders: Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr (Annotated)
Book Details
Author(s)Frederick G. Harrison, Edgar Fawcett
PublisherA. J. Cornell Publications
ISBN / ASINB008TI155O
ISBN-13978B008TI1551
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
Originally published in 1892 as a portion (“Aaron Burrâ€) of “Biographical Sketches of Preeminent Americans, Volume 1†and in 1894 as a portion (“Patrick Henryâ€) of “Great Men and Famous Women, Volume VI,†this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 20 pages, describes the lives and careers of American general Benedict Arnold (who planned to sell West Point to the British) and American statesman Aaron Burr (who, while Vice-President, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel).
Includes Supplemental Material:
• A Brief Summary of the Life of Benedict Arnold
• A Brief Summary of the Life of Aaron Burr
Sample passage:
Determined to give the enemy a great vantage in return for the pecuniary indemnity that he required of them, this unhappy man [Arnold] stooped low enough to ask for, and obtain from Washington, the command of West Point. Andre, who had for months written him letters in a disguised hand under the name of John Anderson, finally met him, one night, at the foot of a mountain about six miles below Stony Point, called the Long Clove. Arnold, with infinite cunning, had devised this meeting, and had tempted the adventurous spirit of Andre, who left a British man-of-war called the “Vulture†in order to hold converse with his fellow-conspirator.
About the author:
Edgar Fawcett (1847-1904) was an American novelist and poet. Other works include the novels “Purple and Fine Linen†and “New York.â€
Includes Supplemental Material:
• A Brief Summary of the Life of Benedict Arnold
• A Brief Summary of the Life of Aaron Burr
Sample passage:
Determined to give the enemy a great vantage in return for the pecuniary indemnity that he required of them, this unhappy man [Arnold] stooped low enough to ask for, and obtain from Washington, the command of West Point. Andre, who had for months written him letters in a disguised hand under the name of John Anderson, finally met him, one night, at the foot of a mountain about six miles below Stony Point, called the Long Clove. Arnold, with infinite cunning, had devised this meeting, and had tempted the adventurous spirit of Andre, who left a British man-of-war called the “Vulture†in order to hold converse with his fellow-conspirator.
About the author:
Edgar Fawcett (1847-1904) was an American novelist and poet. Other works include the novels “Purple and Fine Linen†and “New York.â€
