AN ARTIST OF TREASON: The Extraordinary Double Life Of General James Wilkinson, Commander In Chief Of The U.S. Army And Agent 13 In The Spanish Secret Service
Language: English
Published by NY. 2009. Walker Publishing Co., 2009
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black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. bottom rear corner bumped a little. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first u.s. edition so stated. first printing (#1 in # line). xiii+392p. 2 b&w maps. 8 pages of glossy b&w illustrations (vintage portraits). 2 appendices. notes. bibliography. index. biography. american history. american revolution. burr conspiracy. history of spain. ~ THE FIRST MODERN BIOGRAPHY OF THE GREATEST TRAITOR~AND ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL CHARACTERS~IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Patriot, traitor, general, spy: James Wilkinson was a consummate contradiction. Brilliant and precocious, at age twenty he was both the youngest general in the revolutionary Continental Army and privy to the Conway cabal to oust George Washington from command. He was Benedict Arnold's aide, but the first to reveal Arnold's infamous treachery. By thirty~eight, he was the senior general in the United States Army~and had turned traitor himself. Wilkinson's audacious career as Agent 13 in the Spanish secret service while in command of American forces is all the more remarkable because it was anything but hidden. Though he betrayed America's strategic secrets, sought to keep the new country from expanding beyond the Mississippi, and almost delivered Lewis and Clark's expedition into Spanish hands, four presidents~Washington, Adams,Jefferson, and Madison~all turned a blind eye to his treachery. They gambled that Wilkinson ~ by turns charming and ruthless ~ would never betray the army itself and use it to overthrow our nascent democracy, a fate endured by so many other democracies in the Western Hemisphere. The crucial test came in 1806, when at the last minute Wilkinson turned the army against Aaron Burr and foiled his conspiracy to break up the Union. Relying on documents from Spanish archives unseen by prior historians, Andro Linklater captures with brio Wilkinson's charismatic ability to live a double life in public view. His saga illuminates, as clearly as any other could, how fragile and vulnerable the young republic was in its early decades, its survival in no small measure dependent on its unpredictable senior general.…
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- Title
- AN ARTIST OF TREASON: The Extraordinary Double Life Of General James Wilkinson, Commander In Chief Of The U.S. Army And Agent 13 In The Spanish Secret Service
- Author
- Linklater, Andro
- Publisher
- NY. 2009. Walker Publishing Co.
- Publication year
- 2009
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802717209
- ISBN 13
- 9780802717207
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- american history, american revolution, espionage
The first modern biography of the greatest traitorand one of the most colorful charactersin American history.
Patriot, traitor, general, spy: James Wilkinson was a consummate contradiction. Brilliant and precocious, at age twenty he was both the youngest general in the revolutionary Continental Army, and privy to the Conway cabal to oust Washington from command. He was Benedict Arnold's aide, but the first to reveal Arnold's infamous treachery. By thirty-eight, he was the senior general in the United States armyand had turned traitor himself.
Wilkinson's audacious career as Agent 13 in the Spanish secret service while in command of American forces is all the more remarkable because it was anything but hidden. Though he betrayed America's strategic secrets, sought to keep the new country from expanding beyond the Mississippi, and almost delivered Lewis and Clark's expedition into Spanish hands, four presidentsWashington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madisonturned a blind eye to his treachery. They gambled that Wilkinsonby turns charming and ruthlesswould never betray the army itself and use it to overthrow our nascent democracya fate every other democracy in the Western hemisphere endured. The crucial test came in 1806, when at the last minute Wilkinson turned the army against Aaron Burr and foiled his conspiracy to break up the U nion.
A superb writer and superlative storyteller, Andro Linklater captures with brio Wilkinson's charismatic ability to live a double life in public view. His saga shows, more clearly than any other, how fragile the young republic was and how its strength grew from the risks its leaders faced and the challenges they had to overcome.
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About the Author
Andro Linklater is the author of the highly praised Measuring America and The Fabric of America. He lives in England.
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