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Author : Hamilton Bullock Tompkins
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Benedict Arnold, First Governor of Rhode Island written by Hamilton Bullock Tompkins and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Alan Egan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781517623869
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (238 download)
Download or read book John Dee's America written by James Alan Egan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1: In 1578, John Dee (1527-1608) wrote series of four manuscripts entitled Limits of the British Empire, explaining why Queen Elizabeth had a legal right to North America (except for Florida, which the Spanish already occupied). Dee's text was lost for centuries, but in 1976, it was discovered and acquired by the British Library. In it, Dee explains that earlier Englishmen like King Arthur, Saint Brendan, Prince Madoc, and John and Sebastian Cabot had already claimed the New World for England. The farsighted Dee even coined the term "British Empire." Convinced by Dee's numerous arguments, the Queen granted letters patent for all of North America north of Florida to one of the generals in the English army, Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Dee chose the site for the Gilbert's first colony (Narragansett Bay in modern Rhode Island). He even named it after himself, the "Dee River and port." In 1582, Dee and his team sent a "preliminary expedition" of two ships and about 80 men. I claim this mission built the Tower, following Dee's blueprints, to be the colony's city center. The settlement failed to take root, but the Tower got built, and it still stands in Touro Park, Newport. Part 2: Governor Benedict Arnold (1615-1678), the first Governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations No, this is not Benedict Arnold the traitor. It's the traitor's great-great-great grandfather. The Revolutionary War traitor, Benedict Arnold (V), lived a century after RI Governor Benedict Arnold (I). But, because of his name, Governor Benedict Arnold has been left out of most books on Rhode Island history. And it's a shame, he is he is one of the most imprtant figures in the birth of Rhode Island, which was the birthplace of religious freedom. In 1663, Benedict was appointed by King Charles II to be first Governor of the state. The general populace re-elected him seven times, and when he died, about a thousand people attended his funeral. I also assert Benedict Arnold was responsible for naming Aquidneck island "Rhode Island." And for adopting the "Anchor of Hope" as the state symbol. And for naming the natural harbor at the mouth of the bay "Newport." Furthermore, he named it "Newport," after Newport/Caerleon, Wales, to commemorate King Arthur's Camelot. Camelot? Most modern scholars think King Arthur is fictional. But what we moderns think doesn't really matter. What matters is that back in the 1500s and 1600s the English felt King Arthur actually existed. Not only was he their inspirational hero, they felt the chivalrous Arthur would some day return to save his people. In the mid-1630s, Benedict Arnold was one of the first colonial settlers on Narragansett Bay. I suggest he claimed the Tower and used Newport as an outpost on his three-day shipping route. He transported furs and bushels of Narragansett Indian corn to Boston, and returned with cooking implements, tools, guns, ammunition, and liquor. He soon became one of the wealthiest colonists. Many clues suggest Benedict knew all about the Elizabethan colonization effort of 1583 and how the Tower functioned as a horologium, a building that keeps track of time. Benedict Arnold was buried about 500 feet west of the Tower. And about 500 feet west of his grave was where his Governor's mansion stood, on Thames Street across from his wharf (now called Bowen's Wharf). The Roots of Freedom in America During John Dee's life, England's prevailing religion flipped from Catholic to Protestant to Catholic to Protestant. Dee's dream was to establish a New World utopia, where all religions would be tolerated. And in the 1600s, it was Rhode Island Governor Benedict Arnold who made Dee's vision a reality. And the freedom of conscience enjoyed by Rhode Islanders later influenced the writers of the United States Constitution.
Author : Hamilton B. Tompkins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484572590
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (725 download)
Download or read book Benedict Arnold, the First Governor of Rhode Island written by Hamilton B. Tompkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Benedict Arnold, the First Governor of Rhode Island: A Paper Read Before the Society August 18th, 1919 In an interview with Mr. Rider a few years before his death, he told me that he had not seen the Harris papers themselves at the time he wrote, as he was denied access to them, and they were not at that time in the possession of the Rhode Island Historical Society, and it is fair to presume that Mr. Paine also had not seen them, or he would not have made the statement he did, impugning the assertion of Mr. Rider in the Harris suit above referred to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Hamilton Bullock Tompkins
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781104622633
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (226 download)
Download or read book Benedict Arnold written by Hamilton Bullock Tompkins and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : Steve Sheinkin
Publisher : Flash Point
ISBN 13 : 1429951354
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book The Notorious Benedict Arnold written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Flash Point. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : Martin Podskoch
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ISBN 13 : 9780997101959
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Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Rhode Island 39 Club written by Martin Podskoch and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After writing two best-selling travel books, Adirondack 102 Club and Connecticut 169 Club, CT author Martin Podskoch turned to his neighboring state and published RHODE ISLAND 39 CLUB Your Passport and Guide to Exploring Rhode Island. He again encourages readers to veer off the beaten path and discover Rhode Islands secret and lovely places that main roads do not reveal. With 39 invites to scenic vistas, picnic sites, fresh-water swimming holes, salt-water beaches, museums, amazing architecture, 400+ years of history, and local eateries of every description for fun in The Ocean States 39 towns and cities. The book is laid out in a crisp, inviting format. Locals in each town wrote a short history and interesting places to visit. Podskoch encourages readers to meet locals and businesses etc. and get their passport book signed or stamped. Visit all towns and earn Rhody Red patch award at annual dinner where all are invited to attend.
Author : James N. 1844-1927 Arnold
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781354270172
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Vital Record of Rhode Island written by James N. 1844-1927 Arnold and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Thomas Williams Bicknell
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Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations written by Thomas Williams Bicknell and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Washington Greene
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Total Pages : 406 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of Rhode Island written by George Washington Greene and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric D. Lehman
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819573302
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Homegrown Terror written by Eric D. Lehman and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively biography of America’s most famous traitor offers a new perspective on his terrible legacy as well as life in Revolutionary Era Connecticut. On September 6, 1781, Connecticut native Benedict Arnold and a force of 1,700 British soldiers and loyalists took Fort Griswold and burnt New London to the ground. The brutality of the invasion galvanized the new nation, and “Remember New London!” would become a rallying cry for troops under General Lafayette. In Homegrown Terror, Eric D. Lehman chronicles the events leading up to the attack and highlights this key transformation in Arnold—the point where he went from betraying his comrades to massacring his neighbors and destroying their homes. This defining incident forever marked him as a symbol of evil, turning an antiheroic story about weakness of character and missed opportunity into one about the nature of treachery itself. Homegrown Terror draws upon a variety of primary sources and perspectives, from the traitor himself to his former comrades like Jonathan Trumbull and Silas Deane, to the murdered Colonel Ledyard. Rethinking Benedict Arnold through the lens of this terrible episode, Lehman sheds light on the ethics of the dawning nation, and the way colonial America responded to betrayal and terror.
Author : James K. Martin
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814756461
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)
Download or read book Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero written by James K. Martin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark biography stands as an invaluable antidote to the historical distortion surrounding the life of Benedict Arnold.
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Download or read book Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Brumwell
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300235186
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Turncoat written by Stephen Brumwell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historian examines how a once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause became its most dishonored traitor. General Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining record of bravery and unquestioned commitment to the Revolution, Arnold’s defection came as an appalling shock. Contemporaries believed he had been corrupted by greed; historians have theorized that he had come to resent the lack of recognition for his merits and sacrifices. In this provocative book Stephen Brumwell challenges such interpretations and draws on unexplored archives to reveal other crucial factors that illuminate Arnold’s abandonment of the revolutionary cause he once championed. This work traces Arnold’s journey from enthusiastic support of American independence to his spectacularly traitorous acts and narrow escape. Brumwell’s research leads to an unexpected conclusion: Arnold’s mystifying betrayal was driven by a staunch conviction that America’s best interests would be served by halting the bloodshed and reuniting the fractured British Empire. “Gripping… In a time when charges of treason and disloyalty intrude into our daily politics, Turncoat is essential reading.”—R. R. B. Bernstein, City College of New York “The most balanced and insightful assessment of Benedict Arnold to date. Utilizing fresh manuscript sources, Brumwell reasserts the crucial importance of human agency in history.”—Edward G. Lengel, author of General George Washington “An incisive study of the war and the very meaning of the American Revolution itself…. The defining portrait of Arnold for the twenty-first century.”—Francis D. Cogliano, author of Revolutionary America
Author : James L. Nelson
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071502246
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (715 download)
Download or read book Benedict Arnold's Navy written by James L. Nelson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-05-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic story of one man’s devotion to the American cause In October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold’s treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between British forces and a swift end to the American rebellion. Benedict Arnold’s Navy is the dramatic chronicle of that desperate battle and of the extraordinary events that occurred on the American Revolution’s critical northern front. Written with captivating narrative vitality, this landmark book shows how Benedict Arnold’s fearless leadership against staggering odds in a northern wilderness secured for America the independence that he would later try to betray. Praise for James L. Nelson: "James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English language." --Patrick O'Brian, author of Master and Commander "James L. Nelson tells this story with clarity and literary skill and with such ease and order that the reader feels he is attending a dissertation on history given by a consummate lecturer." --Ron Berthel, Associated Press, on Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, winner of the American Library Association’s 2004 Award for Best Military History "It is, by far, the best Civil War novel I’ve read; reeking of battle, duty, heroism and tragedy. It’s a triumph of imagination and good, taut writing . . . " --Bernard Cornwell on Glory in the Name, winner of the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award
Author : Dr. Patrick T. Conley, With Contributions by the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467141488
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Leaders of Rhode Island's Golden Age, The written by Dr. Patrick T. Conley, With Contributions by the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picking up where The Makers of Modern Rhode Island left off, Dr. Patrick T. Conley, president of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, takes us through the golden age of the state's history, from 1861 to 1900. It was during this period that Rhode Island played a leadership role in the Industrial Revolution. From military leaders like General Ambrose Burnside to social reformers such as Sarah Elizabeth Doyle and architects Charles F. McKim and Stanford White, they ensured that the state's contributions to the nation would never be forgotten. This volume includes more than one hundred biographical sketches of influential Rhode Islanders who helped make this brief span of time the greatest in the state's history.
Author : Joyce Lee Malcolm
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681778165
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)
Download or read book The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold written by Joyce Lee Malcolm and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History remembers this proud, talented, and conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period’s great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander, who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British, who was grievously injured in the line of duty, and fell into debt personally funding his own troops, ultimately became a traitor to the patriot cause? Throughout, Malcolm weaves in portraits of Arnold’s great allies—George Washington, General Schuyler, his beautiful and beloved wife Peggy Shippen, and others—as well as his unrelenting enemy John Adams, British General Clinton, and master spy John Andre. Thrilling and thought-provoking, The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold sheds new light on a man—as well on the nuanced and complicated time in which he lived.
Author : Ennis Duling
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476643601
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Thirteen Charges Against Benedict Arnold written by Ennis Duling and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years before General Benedict Arnold betrayed the American cause, a young officer and attorney named John Brown brought 13 charges of misconduct against him and called for his arrest, Brown was shuttled from one general to another, and finally to George Washington, before powerful politicians decided in Arnold's favor without hearing from Brown or any other witnesses. Historians have continued to ignore the accusations, finding Brown's charges to be false, and even absurd. In fact, some are unquestionably true, and all are worthy of investigation. John Brown was an early hero of the Revolution, a legislator, envoy, spy, and accomplished field officer. His charges and his many proposed witnesses are a starting point for a reevaluation of Arnold's conduct in the war--on his storied march up Maine's Kennebec River to Canada, during the winter siege of Quebec, and at the battles of Valcour Island and Saratoga. What emerges from Brown's charges is a story of deceit and misconduct, and of prominent leaders and historians turning a blind eye in order to maintain exciting myths.
