{"product_id":"valiant-ambition-george-washington-benedict-arnold-and-the-fate-of-the-american-revolution-the-american-revolution-series","title":"Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA New York Times BestsellerWinner of the George Washington PrizeA surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold, from the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricanes Eye.May be one of the greatest whatif books of the agea volume that turns one of Americas bestknown narratives on its head.Boston GlobeClear and insightful, [Valiant Ambition] consolidates Philbricks reputation as one of Americas foremost practitioners of narrative nonfiction.Wall Street JournalIn the second book of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns to the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental army under an unsure George Washington evacuated New York after a devastating defeat by the British army. Three weeks later, one of his favorite generals, Benedict Arnold, miraculously succeeded in postponing the British naval advance down Lake Champlain that might have lost the war. As this book ends, four years later Washington has vanquished his demons, and Arnold has fled to the enemy. America was forced at last to realize that the real threat to its liberties might not come from without but from withinComplex, controversial, and dramatic, Valiant Ambition is a portrait of a people in crisis and the war that gave birth to a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking Drill \u0026 Tool","offers":[{"title":"Philbrick, Nathaniel \/ hardcover","offer_id":47842397323509,"sku":"DADAX0525426787","price":24.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71LTCYWenxL_fefdabc1-5418-4d02-add8-c1c465872205.jpg?v=1773778011","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/valiant-ambition-george-washington-benedict-arnold-and-the-fate-of-the-american-revolution-the-american-revolution-series","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}