{"product_id":"benedict-arnolds-navy-the-ragtag-fleet-that-lost-the-battle-of-lake-champlain-but-won-the-american-revolution-9780071468060","title":"Benedict Arnold's Navy: The Ragtag Fleet That Lost the Battle of Lake Champlain But Won the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic story of one man's devotion to the American cause\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenedict Arnold's Navy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for James L. Nelson: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English language.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Patrick O'Brian, author of \u003ci\u003eMaster and Commander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Ron Berthel, Associated Press, on \u003ci\u003eReign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the American Library Association's 2004 Award for Best Military History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 . . . \"\u003cbr\u003e--Bernard Cornwell on \u003ci\u003eGlory in the Name\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames L. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e, a former sailing vessel seaman and boatswain, is the author of two series of novels about the great sailing navies: \u003ci\u003eRevolution at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrethren of the Coast\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eGlory in the Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote the nonfiction title \u003ci\u003eReign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"International Marine Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459924201746,"sku":"9780071468060","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_18dad5fb-7521-434f-93be-3736062b9418.jpg?v=1730015628","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/benedict-arnolds-navy-the-ragtag-fleet-that-lost-the-battle-of-lake-champlain-but-won-the-american-revolution-9780071468060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}