Benedict Arnold: A Drama of the American Revolution in Five Acts

<p>benedict Arnold Was The Greatest Combat Soldier Of The American Revolution. Yet, In September 1780, In Collusion With The Beautiful Tory Agent Peggy Shippen And British Spymaster John Andre, He Attempted To Betray George Washington, The Marquis De Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton, And The Critical Fortress Of West Point Into Royal Hands. This Devastating Plot Came Within A Hair's Breath Of Succeeding, And The Fragile Infant American Cause Was Only Saved By The Chance Intervention Of Three Of The Humblest And Most Improbable Heroes Ever To Grace The Annals Of History. <p> Exciting And Dramatic, The Tale Of The Arnold Conspiracy Recounts The Most Perilous Moment In The Birth Of The New Nation, And Plumbs The Depths And The Heights Of Human Nature. Now, In The Historically Accurate Play, Benedict Arnold, Noted Scientist And Author Robert Zubrin Brings This Incredible And Still Meaningful Story Back To Life.</p><h3>school Library Journal</h3><p>adult/high School-with This Work, The Versatile Zubrin Changes His Focus From The Future To The Past. By Turns Poetic And Humorous, He Traces Arnold's Journey From Continental Army General And Wounded War Hero To Conspirator And Traitor. His Arnold Is A Man So Embittered By The Failure Of His Brother Officers To Recognize Or Reward His Perceived Talents That He Comes To View Betrayal As An Acceptable Recourse. He Is Assisted In This Tortuous Thinking And Decision-making By A Wife With Expensive Tastes And Loyalist Sympathies And By The Duplicitous John Andre, Who Plays On The Egos Of Both Arnolds. The Characters' Speech Ranges From Formal To Colloquial; Some Teens May Find This Jarring At First, But The Technique Does Serve To Reflect Varied Backgrounds And Mind-sets-and, Quite Possibly-the Speech Patterns Of The Time. The Content Is Admirably Researched And Easily Followed, Even If Readers Have Little Or No Knowledge Of The American Revolution Or Of This Individual In Particular. As An Addition To An American History Class And/or As Reader's Theater, This Play Would Lead To A Useful Discussion Of The Ethical Choices Faced By Those Involved In Revolutionary And/or Political Situations, Whether Historical Or Contemporary.-dori Despain, Fairfax County Public Library, Va Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.</p>