Through a Howling Wilderness
Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · November 13, 2007
A great military history about the early days of the American Revolution, Thomas A. Desjardin's Through a Howling Wilderness is also a timeless adventure narrative that tells of heroic acts, men pitted against nature's fury, and a fledgling nation's fight against a tyrannical oppressor.
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- Who it’s for
- A Revolution-era campaign unfolds as military ambition meets wilderness, weather, and costly endurance.
- Themes
- American Revolution, Military expedition, Survival in the wilderness
- Genres
- Revolutionary America (1775-1800), U.S. Military History, Pre-Confederation Canada
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A great military history about the early days of the American Revolution, Thomas A. Desjardin's Through a Howling Wilderness is also a timeless adventure narrative that tells of heroic acts, men pitted against nature's fury, and a fledgling nation's fight against a tyrannical oppressor. Before Benedict Arnold was branded a traitor, he was one of the colonies' most valuable leaders.
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In September 1775, eleven hundred soldiers boarded ships in Massachusetts, bound for the Maine wilderness. They had volunteered for a secret mission, under Arnold's command to march and paddle nearly two hundred miles and seize British Quebec. Before they reached the Canadian border, hundreds died, a hurricane destroyed canoes and equipment and many deserted. In the midst of a howling blizzard, the remaining troops attacked Quebec and almost took Canada from the British simultaneously weakening the British hand against Washington. With the enigmatic Benedict Arnold at its center, Desjardin has written one of the great American adventure stories.
History Under Pressure
A Revolution-era campaign unfolds as military ambition meets wilderness, weather, and costly endurance.
Come here for
- Early American military history with an adventure narrative’s momentum
- A vivid account of the march toward British Quebec
Expect
- A campaign shaped by brutal terrain and a fierce blizzard
- Benedict Arnold at the center of a risky 1775 expedition
Where it sits
| Revolutionary America (1775-1800) | 84% |
|---|---|
| U.S. Military History | 53% |
| Pre-Confederation Canada | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- U.S. Military History
- Revolutionary America (1775-1800)
- Authors
- Thomas A. Desjardin
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- November 13, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- American Revolution · Military expedition · Survival in the wilderness
- Reading lane
- Lives in History