March to Quebec
March To Quebec (published 1938, revised 1940) is a historical work by novelist Kenneth Roberts[1] largely compiled from the actual journals of Colonel Benedict Arnold and several of his companions during the American Revolution. It depicts their march through the Maine wilderness in 1775 for a surprise attack upon Quebec City with the hope of adding it as a fourteenth colony. Other famous Americans included in this unsuccessful campaign: Christopher Greene, Daniel Morgan, Henry Dearborn and Aaron Burr. Drama was added by the author to flesh out the story. Shortly, after its publication a review in the Boston Evening Transcript read:
Roberts incorporated some of these historical notes in his other books, such as Arundel. See alsoReferences
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