He was our greatest patriot and most beloved hero and today his name is synonymous with treason. What caused such a complete turnabout? What factors could radically change a man's heart and soul? This, the last in the trilogy, is that story. The story of the years that made Benedict Arnold a revered patriot-hero and those that created the despised traitor....

The Youngest Patriot is the story, the first of a trilogy, of the coming of age of a young boy set against the turmoil of the American Revolution during the British occupation. Elijah Churchill defies his father and joins the Continental Army at age thirteen. The story culminates with Elijah as recipient of the first Purple Heart....