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Some of Arnold's biographers have declared that he was a very vicious boy, and have chiefly illustrated this fact by painting him as a ruthless robber of birds'-nests. But a great many boys who began life by robbing birds'-nests have ended it much more creditably. The astonishing and interesting element in Benedict Arnold's career was what one might term the anomaly and incongruity of his treason. Born at Norwich, Conn., in 1741, he was blessed from his earliest years by wholesome parental influences. The education which he received was an excellent one, considering his colonial environment. Tales of his boyish pluck and hardihood cannot be disputed,. | Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 by Various 1 Eto-yODIF SEUMR rtE55-PUBUSflEI ĩ4 a MIKX-Bf OHPlWrlXiIffi AND FAMOUS WOMEN TttC LivtJrOf1 rtdHK Tnflin zoo -1 CP-me .DỹT rPDmnrn r PdPT KfflAGtfS- IH tttsrory s X r - Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 by Various Project Gutenberg s Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Author Various Editor Charles F. Horne Release Date March 30 2009 EBook 28456 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN. Produced by Sigal Alon Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive Canadian Libraries Illustration Mme. Roland in the Prison of Ste. Pélagie. Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 by Various 2 GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 200 OF THE MOST PROMINENT PERSONAGES IN HISTORY VOL. VI. Copyright 1894 BY SELMAR HESS edited by Charles F. Horne Illustration Publisher s arm. New-York Selmar Hess Publisher Copyright 1894 by SELMAR HESS. CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI. SUBJECT AUTHOR PAGE BENEDICT ARNOLD Edgar Fawcett 207 PETER COOPER Clarence Cook 299 CHARLOTTE CORDAY Oliver Optic 229 GENERAL GEORGE A. CUSTER Elbridge S. Brooks 391 SIR HUMPHRY DAVY John Timbs . 277 THOMAS ALVA EDISON Clarence Cook 404 JOHN ERICSSON Martha J. Lamb 311 CYRUS W. FIELD Murat Halstead 354 GENERAL JOHN C. FRÉMONT Jane Marsh Parker 340 ROBERT FULTON Oliver Optic 267 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON William Lloyd Garrison .