Summary of Stephen Brumwell's Turncoat

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Benedict Arnold’s ancestors had been prominent in the early days of New England. His father, for example, had been a governor of Rhode Island. His family had connections with the Caribbean, exporting barrel staves, timber, and pork in exchange for their slave-produced staples of molasses and rum. #2 Benedict Arnold’s early life is undocumented, but enough information exists to identify the formative experience