Most people know that Benedict Arnold was Americas first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest war heroes. This accessible biography introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale.

Prologue : October 2, 1780 -- January 14, 1741 -- 1751/1762 -- 1762/1775 -- April 19/May 9, 1775 -- May 10/May 15 -- May 18/June 19, 1775 -- June 1775 -- July 1/September 18, 1775 -- September 18/October 17, 1775 -- October 19/October 29, 1775 -- October 29/November 8, 1775 -- September/November 1775 -- November 8/December 30, 1775 -- December 31, 1775 -- January 1/February 27, 1776 -- January/July 1776 -- May 6/July 28, 1776 -- August 1/October 11, 1776 -- October 11, 1776 -- October 12/November 2, 1776 -- November 1776/April 1777 -- January 4/April 25, 1777 -- April 25/July 11, 1777 -- July 11/August 24, 1777 -- August 28/September 20, 1777 -- September 1777 -- September 20/October 7, 1777 -- October 8, 1777/January 20, 1778 -- November 1777/April 1778 -- April 1/June 19, 1778 -- June 20/September 14, 1778 -- September 25, 1778/February 28, 1779 -- September 1778/April 1779 -- April 8/May 7, 1779 -- May 10/May 30, 1779 -- June 1779/July 1780 -- July 31/September 17, 1780 -- September 19/September 22, 1780 -- September 22/September 23, 1780 -- September 23/September 25, 1780 -- September 25, 1780 -- September 26/October 2, 1780 -- October 3/November 14, 1780 -- Epilogue: 1780/1804.