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On Jan. 30, 2020, historian Stephen Brumwell discussed his book, Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty, which traces Benedict Arnold’s journey from a once-ardent hero of the Revolutionary cause to its most dishonored traitor. Turncoat was recently featured as part of the Museum's Read the Revolution series, offering a curated collection of exciting and thought-provoking books about the American Revolution. You can buy Turncoat online through the Museum Shop.

Stephen Brumwell is a writer and independent historian based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Read the Revolution is sponsored by The Haverford Trust Company.

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Turncoat

Read an excerpt from Stephen Brumwell's Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty.
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Rhonda Brace (left), a descendent of Jeffrey Brace, who was enslaved during the Revolutionary era, found freedom, and wrote a memoir in 1810, which was republished in 2004 by Kari Winter (right).
 

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