Jack Kelly Presents: God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man

Explore the history behind Benedict Arnold’s treason and the events leading up to the capture of Major John André with historian Jack Kelly. Kelly goes beyond Benedict Arnold’s most famous act, treason, to explore his psychology and character, arguing that Arnold was essential to the patriots’ victories before he was a traitor.
Recorded on October 1, 2023. Huxley Theater, New York State Museum.
About the Presenter
Jack Kelly is a journalist, novelist, and historian whose books include Band of Giants, which received the DAR’s History Award Medal, and God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man. He has contributed to national periodicals, including the Wall Street Journal, and is a New York Foundation for the Arts fellow. He has appeared on The History Channel and was interviewed on National Public Radio. He grew up in a town in the Erie Canal corridor near Palmyra and now lives in New York’s Hudson Valley.

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"I don't blame him at all."

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I just listened to a presentation by this author at the Society of the Cincinnati. There was some talk about whether he has/had descendants, and Kelly focused on lineal descendants, but there’s another kind. My seventh great grandfather and Arnold were cousins, his father being a brother to mine. I was curious about this society and whether I might be eligible for membership, especially since this book highlights the many glorious achievements that Arnold had, before the downfall. Right at the end of the talk the emcee made a point of saying that I (we) don’t qualify. Well, FU to them. What did their family members do that was half as valuable, brave, courageous etc etc as mine? I’ll bet it didn’t compare.
PS- if you’re wondering why I left this comment here instead of the Society’s post, it’s because they have shut off all comments.