1861 1ed Revolutionary War SPY Life John Andre Benedict Arnold England America

1861 1^ed Revolutionary War SPY Life John Andre Benedict Arnold England America

“The best biography of John Andre!” (Larned)

John André was an 18^th-century major in the British Army known for his involvement in espionage in the Revolutionary War. His relationship with Benedict Arnold became his demise, as he was hanged for his actions. Author Winthrop Sargent published a popular account of the life and military career of Andre, with special attention paid to his time in America, curiously holding Andre in high regard.

Larned notes of this work:

“This is the best biography of the ‘the unfortunate Andre’, written in the later spirit of regret which most Americans feel for his executions. The justice of the sentence is widely reviewed and various commentators quoted. The style of treatment is florid and the view-point extreme in Andre’s favor. The appendix contains some information concerning the later life of Benedict Arnold.”

Item number: #22616

Price: $499

SARGENT, Winthrop

The life and career of Major John André, Adjutant-General of the British Army in America

Boston : Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 2, xiv, 471, [1]
  • Includes engraved portrait frontispiece
• References: Allibone II, 1933; Howes S 113; Sabin 77043
• Provenance: Bookplate – Edward S. Marsh, 1909
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
  • Green cloth
• Size: ~8in x 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)

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