General James Wilkinson
Author | : James Wilkinson |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : James Wilkinson |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Daniel CLARK (of New Orleans.) |
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Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1809 |
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Author | : Howard W. Cox |
Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2023-06 |
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ISBN | : 1647123429 |
A fresh examination of the life and crimes of the highest-ranking federal official ever tried for treason and espionage American Traitor examines the career of the notorious Gen. James Wilkinson, whose corruption and espionage exposed the United States to grave dangers during the early years of the republic. Wilkinson is largely forgotten today, which is unfortunate because his sordid story is a cautionary tale about unscrupulous actors who would take advantage of gaps in the law, oversight, and accountability for self-dealing. Wilkinson's military career began during the Revolutionary War and continued through the War of 1812. As he rose to the rank of commanding general of the US Army, Wilkinson betrayed virtually everyone he worked with to advance his career and finances. He was a spy for Spain, plotted to have western territories split from the United States, and accepted kickbacks from contractors. His negligence and greed also caused the largest peacetime disaster in the history of the US Army. Howard W. Cox picks apart Wilkinson's misdeeds with the eye of an experienced investigator. American Traitor offers the most in-depth analysis of Wilkinson's court-martial trials and how he evaded efforts to hold him accountable. This astounding history of villainy in the early republic will fascinate anyone with an interest in the period as well as readers of espionage history.
Author | : Andro Linklater |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2010-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0802777716 |
James Wilkinson was a consummate contradiction during the Revolutionary War era. In this modern biography of the greatest traitor--and one of the most colorful characters--in American history, Linklater examines the extraordinary double life of Wilkinson.
Author | : James Ripley Jacobs |
Publisher | : New York : Macmillan Company |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1938 |
Genre | : United States History 1783-1815 |
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Again and again he voyaged up and down the Mississippi River and the Atlantic seacoast with soldiers, traders, and hardy adventures; in New Orleans and Philadelphia tavern underlings came to know his thick-set, uniformed figure, always busy, always alert, and often sinister. He visited Havana on mysterious missions, ran the gauntlet of grasping customhouse officials at Vera Cruz, and dined with Mexican patriots in the "Halls of Montezumas." Whether enjoying the proceeds of government pay-checks honestly earned or silver pesos wheedled from gullible Spanish officials, he set the pattern for lavish spending and engaging hospitality. Affable and gregarious, he craved the applause of his fellow-men; for their women he had an ample store of hard-handed compliments. He altered his political creed to suit the exigencies of the moment, but was always the partisan, writing profusely and talking without end.
Author | : James Wilkinson |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 |
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Author | : Thomas Robson Hay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1941 |
Genre | : Generals |
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Author | : James WILKINSON (General U.S. Army.) |
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Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1935 |
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Author | : James WILKINSON (General U.S. Army.) |
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Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1811 |
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Author | : Royal Ornan Shreve |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1933 |
Genre | : History |
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