The Crisis Of The Revolution; Being The Story Of Arnold And Andrä, Now For The First Time Collected From All Sources, And Illustrated With Views Of All Places Identified With It

by William Abbatt

A reprint edition of this outstanding 1899 publication gathering every document, fact, illustration, and map the author could find that had any bearing on the events surrounding the famed Revolutionary War treason case. The work remains especially important for its material on AndrÄ right up through his execution as well as its copiously annotated narrative history of the events and its collection of dozens of photographs of the various houses, sites, and other places involved in the story, all taken by Edwin S. Bennett for the book, and all of which are reproduced in this edition. Includes the 1909 Supplement and the original oversize map. 2007: 280 pages, 7"""" X 9 1/4"""". softcover. (Scholar's Bookshelf)

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[KB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most in-depth and unbiased account of the betrayal of Benedict Arnold and the subsequent death of Major John André that I’ve read to date. While others—even Philbrick, through whose bibliography I learned of this work—assign various characteristics to André and his motivations without supporting documentation, Abbott lays out facts.

Published in 1899, the author dug deep into sources relating to the subject matter, and even traveled the path that André took, providing photos to give the reader a greater sense of the surroundings. Most footnotes were as engaging as the text. A must read for anyone captivated by the American Revolution and the treason of Benedict Arnold.