Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this life of painter John Singleton Copley, award-winning Harvard historian Jane Kamensky masterfully untangles the web of principles and interests that shaped the age of America's revolution. Copley's prodigious talent earned him the patronage of Boston's patriot leaders, including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. But the artist did not share their politics, and painting portraits failed to satisfy his lofty artistic goals. An ambitious British subject...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"What started one of Washington's best officers down the path of treachery? In "The Life of Benedict Arnold," Isaac N. Arnold, a descendant of Benedict Arnold, looks at both sides of this mysterious and compelling American. The author shows us the complete man - from his early boyhood to his military success, the betrayal, and his last years in England. Isaac Arnold also draws a vivid portrait of Benedict Arnold's wife, Peggy Shippen, who played a...
24) The loyal son
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
℗2017.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the relationship between the Founding Father and his illegitimate son, a relationship that grew strained during the American Revolution.