{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-benedict-arnold-an-american-life","title":"The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid and timely re-examination of one of young Americas most complicated figures: the war hero turned infamous traitor  Benedict Arnold.  Proud and talented  history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary periods great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander  who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British  who was grievously injured in the line of duty  and fell into debt personally funding his own troops  ultimately became a traitor to the patriot cause?  Malcolm skillfully unravels the man behind the myth and gives us a portrait of the true Arnold and his world. There was his dramatic victory against the British at Saratoga in 1777 and his troubled childhood in a pre-revolutionary America beset with class tension and economic instability. We witness his brilliant wartime military exploits and his contentious relationship with a newly formed and fractious Congress  who were fearful of powerful military leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985071992885,"sku":"ByrdShop_1681777371","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781681777375.jpg?v=1770845187","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-tragedy-of-benedict-arnold-an-american-life","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}