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Benedict Arnold Crippled in Battle Palmer Dave
Category: Profiles in History Published: July 2007
Having been wounded twice and fated to be an invalid for the rest of his life, he started turning his attention away from further military assignments. Poison may have stopped oozing from his leg, but his heart remained full of rancor.
 
John Adams and the Pursuit of Happiness David McCullough
Category: Profiles in History Published: July 2007
He put Washington in nomination to become the commander in chief of the Continental Army; chose Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence; placed John Marshall on the Supreme Court. If he had done nothing else, he would be someone we should know.
 
Learning from the Management Style of "The Great Communicator" Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Profiles in History Published: July 2007
During his eight years in the White House, Ronald Reagan "did not try to micromanage the decisionmaking within each of the agencies, but held his appointees accountable for the results."
 
The Character of George Washington Richard Brookhiser
Category: Profiles in History Published: July 2007
"Washington made a bet with his life that the American people could bear the burden and responsibility of living in freedom. That bet is on the table for every generation. The completion of Washington's character, then, always rests with us."
 
The Legacy of Lafayette Nicholas Dungan
Category: Profiles in History Published: July 2007
He certainly was the most dashing Frenchman to have landed on America's shores. The Marquis de Lafayette was tall, handsome, noble, and rich--and wanted nothing more than to fight for the colonists' cause.