Patriot on the Kennebec:: Major Reuben Colburn, Benedict Arnold and the March to Quebec, 1775($18.16Value)

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This is the story of early American patriotism in Arnold's famed-- and failed-- march. Thank you to Mark A. York, a descendant of Reuben Colburn, for information about the crucial role his ancestor played in Arnold's march to Quebec. The Colburn House in Pittston, Maine is on the National Register thanks to his efforts and is open to the public. James L. Nelson, Benedict Arnold's Navy This book is the result of years of exhaustive research into the inner workings of the Arnold expedition. My ancestor Reuben Colburn's crucial role often played a minor part in other works on the subject and I felt he deserved more. He has it now. In late 1775, a few months after the first shots of the Revolution were fired, Benedict Arnold led more than one thousand troops into Quebec to attack the British there. Departing from Massachusetts, by the time they reached Pittston, Maine, they were in desperate need of supplies and equipment to carry them the rest of the way. Many patriotic Mainers contributed, including Major Reuben Colburn, who constructed a flotilla of bateaux for the weary troops. Despite his service in the Continental army, many blamed Colburn when several of the vessels did not withstand the harsh journey. In this narrative, the roles played by Colburn and his fellow Mainers in Arnold's march are reexamined and revealed. Mark A. York is a journalist, biologist and novelist. He has worked as a carpenter, actor, and fisheries biologist all over the West and Alaska, and was a full-time reporter at The Livingston Enterprise in Livingston, Montana. He has written a blog that focuses on environmental issues since 2003 and wrote special projects in 2011 for the Idaho Mountain Express in Ketchum, Idaho where he resides. He is a member of the Screen Actor's Guild.