Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold struggles with George Washington, as well as friends and family, to remove the stain of treason from his name. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Arnold did not act alone in his treasonous act. And it was none other than George Washington who, in his struggle for power and influence during the formation of a new Nation’s government, kept the truth from surfacing. Arnold’s act of treason was, in fact, the two Generals’ most successful wartime...
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Benedict Arnold struggles with George Washington, as well as friends and family, to remove the stain of treason from his name. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Arnold did not act alone in his treasonous act. And it was none other than George Washington who, in his struggle for power and influence during the formation of a new Nation’s government, kept the truth from surfacing. Arnold’s act of treason was, in fact, the two Generals’ most successful wartime plan: ensconce Benedict Arnold as a spy in the highest level of the British Military to bring victory to the colonies. Years after being deemed a traitor, Arnold attempts to return to the United States, but his plans are thwarted and his life is threatened by individuals concerned about the political consequences his return would have on the delicate, postwar struggles for power among those attempting to establish a functioning government in the United States. Arnold ultimately accepts the fact that the truth concerning his actions at West Point and thereafter will never be told during his lifetime. However, he remains determined that his children and future generations will remember him differently. As such, he convinces George Washington to take steps that would ensure that the truth of Arnold’s innocence becomes known upon their deaths. Alas, through no fault of their own, Washington’s and Arnold’s effort to cleanse the stain left by their epic act of deception fails—until now