New York Times bestselling author, Newbery Honor recipient, and
National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin presents both the
heroism and the treachery of one of the Revolutionary War's most
infamous players in his biography of Benedict Arnold.
Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult
Nonfiction
Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most
notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest
Revolutionary War heroes.
Steve Sheinkin's accessible biography, The Notorious Benedict Arnold,
introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and
driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing American
Revolution battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and
true adventure tale from history.
"Sheinkin sees Arnold as America's 'original action hero' and succeeds
in writing a brilliant, fast-paced biography that reads like an
adventure novel...The author's obvious mastery of his material, lively
prose and abundant use of eyewitness accounts make this one of the most
exciting biographies young readers will find." --Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
"Several complex political, social, and military themes emerge, one of
the most prominent being that within the Continental army, often
simplistically depicted as single-minded patriots, beat hearts scheming
with political machinations that are completely familiar
today...Arnold's inexorable clash with Gates and his decision to turn
traitor both chill and compel." --Horn Book Magazine (starred review)
Also by Steve Sheinkin:
Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous
Weapon
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil
Rights
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football
Team
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam
War
Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell
You About Westward Expansion
King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks
Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution
***Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You
About the Civil War
***Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
