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1. 1. Benedict Arnold

   Patriot and Traitor

   

   A concise biography that traces the rise of a gifted Continental Army officer whose bold early victories earned him fame, then charts his growing frustration with perceived slights, financial woes, and political enemies. It examines the complex motives and circumstances that led him to conspire with the British—culminating in the infamous plot to betray West Point—and balances his military achievements against his act of treason to present a nuanced portrait of a conflicted Revolutionary-era figure.

   The 17008th Greatest Book of All Time