Peggy marries benedict and becca watches in horror as peggy. Peggy is especially flirtatious, and becca observes as she falls for a handsome british officer and then, when the british are forced to leave, for the american dandy benedict arnold. Its then peggy meets they20notorious general benedict arnold, and the rest is history. According to becca, who narrates the story, it was peggy shippen.
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London freenew londonafrican american studiesamerican. Finishing becca a story about peggy shippen and benedict arnold ebook by ann rinaldi. Peggy shippen, thought to be benedict arnolds innocent. The woman behind benedict arnold s plot to betray america by stephen case and mark jacob globe pequot, 2012 is the biography of peggy shippen, a philadelphia society girl who became mrs. A story about peggy shippen and benedict arnold at. Finnishing becca is the story about a girl named becca syng, who comes to be a hand maiden to peggy shippen. She met arnold during his tenure as military commander of the city following the british withdrawal in 1778. Sarahs ground ebook by ann rinaldi 9781439115855 rakuten. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading finishing becca.
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An independentminded young maid tells the story of socialclimber peggy shippen and how she influenced benedict arnold. Peggy shippen, the beautiful, vivacious, and charismatic wife of infamous american revolutionary war traitor benedict arnold, was long thought to have been innocent of any. Then, the infamous patriot captain benedict arnold arrives at the shippen house, and becca watches, silently horrified, as peggy shippen coyly becomes benedict s wife, and she masterminds one of the greatest betrayals in history. The american revolution in the south ebook written by ann rinaldi. Benedict arnold s wife, peggy shippen, had close ties to lancaster. Andre, peggys latest beau and a british captain, who likes to be pretty free.
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