Benedict Arnold’s ‘Villainous Perfidy’
June 1, 2018 · Benedict Arnold, American Revolution, Gordon S. Wood
Gordon S. Wood on Arnold’s path from wartime hero to resentful traitor—and why it’s a story worth remembering.
Historian of the American Revolution
Gordon S. Wood
4 articles 2005–2018
Gordon S. Wood is a preeminent American historian specializing in the Revolutionary era, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'The Radicalism of the American Revolution.' He is the Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown University. He contributed essays and book reviews to The Weekly Standard on topics related to the American founding, including pieces on Benedict Arnold and the intellectual legacy of the Founders.
Prodigy of Freedom
June 2, 2017 · Books and Art, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson
Most Americans have thought about Thomas Jefferson much as our first professional biographer, James Parton, did. "If Jefferson was wrong," wrote Parton in 1874, "America is wrong. If America is right, Jefferson was right." Unfortunately, Jefferson at present looks to be more wrong than right, at…
History in Context
February 23, 2015 · book reviews, Magazine, Gordon S. Wood
Although Bernard Bailyn is one of the most distinguished historians in the Western world, he is not as well known as he should be. He rarely appears in the popular media, and he has never published a book that has sold millions of copies. But all those who are seriously interested in the history of…
Founders' Keepers
July 4, 2005 · Magazine, Gordon S. Wood, Books and Arts
George Washington