next, on american history tv, law professor and author joyce lee malcolm discusses benedict arnold's successes as an american army general in the revolutionary war and questions whether his legacy as a notorious american trader is entirely accurate. malcolm is the author of the tragedy of benedict arnold. this talk was hosted by the university of mary washington as part of the great lives lecture series. [applause] >> what a nice crowd tonight. good evening everyone. [laughter] tonight's lecture on one of this country's most noted perhaps, though many will say noted for the wrong reasons. the generations -- for generations the name benedict arnold has elicited a one-word description for most americans. traitor. perhaps we are wrong. or perhaps partly wrong. the restwe will hear of the story. tois a special pleasure recognize the sponsor of tonight's program, she and her husband have been the foremost supporters since the very beginning. it is in fact no exaggeration to say that the program it would not exist as we know it today without the extreme generosity of the chappell family. w

announcer 2: next on "american history tv" law professor and , author joyce lee malcolm discusses benedict arnold's successes as an american army general in the revolutionary war and questions whether his legacy as a notorious american trader -- traitor is entirely accurate. malcolm is the author of the arnold, anbenedict american life. this talk was hosted by the university of mary washington as part of the great lives lecture series. [applause] >> what a nice what a nice crowd , tonight. better weather, better weather. good evening, everyone. good evening -- [laughter] welcome to tonight's lecture on one of this country's most noted lives, though many would say noted for the wrong reasons. for generations the name benedict arnold has almost universally elicited a one-word description from most americans, traitor. perhaps we are wrong. or at least partly wrong. so tonight we will hear, to use the whole phrase, the rest of the story. but first it is a special pleasure to recognize the sponsor of tonight's program, marilou chapelle, because she and her husband john have been the foremost su

next, on american history tv, law professor and author joyce lee malcolm discusses benedict arnold's successes as an american army general in the revolutionary war and questions whether his legacy as a notorious american trader is entirely accurate. malcolm is the author of the tragedy of benedict arnold. this talk was hosted by the university of mary washington as part of the great lives lecture series. [applause]

next on american history tv, law professor and author joyce lee malcolm discusses benedict arnold's successes as an american army general in the revolutionary war and questions whether his legacy as an american trader is entirely accurate. malcolm is the author of "the tragedy of benedict arnold: an ."erican life the talk was hosted by the university of mary washington. [applause] >> what a nice crowd tonight. good evening everyone. [laughter] welcome to tonight's lecture on one of this country's most noted perhaps, though many will say noted for the wrong reasons. for generations the name benedict arnold has elicited a one-word description for most

announcer 2: next on "american history tv" law professor and , author joyce lee malcolm discusses benedictold's successes as an american army general in the revolutionary war and questions whether his legacy as a notorious american trader -- traitor is entirely accurate. malcolm is the author of the arnold, anbenedict american life. this talk was hosted by the university of mary washington as part of the great lives lecture series. [applause] >> what a nice what a nice crowd , tonight. better weather, better weather. good evening, everyone. good evening -- [laughter]

joyce lee malcolm, earned her ba degree from barton college followed by, and phd in comparative history from brandeis university. she has taught at princeton, bentley college, austin, northeastern university, and cambridge university. she is currently the patrick henry professor of constitutional law and the second amendment at the scalia school of law at george mason university. as an acknowledged authority on constitutional history, in the areas of gun control, second amendment, and individual rights, she has published essays in the wall street journal, the financial times, usa today, the boston globe, and other newspapers. she has written eight books. the most recent of which is "the tragedy of benedict arnold." evaluating that book, one reviewer wrote that in clear engaging language, malcolm reconstructs the surroundings, relationships, and political atmosphere of the revolution. it is a vivid addition to revolutionary war literature. another called in a work of genuine excellence. as persuasive in its argument as it is unsettling. -- unsettling in its applications. ladies and gentl

author joyce lee benedictiscussed arnold's triumphs as american army general and the revolutionary war and questioned whether his legacy as a notorious american traitor is entirely accurate. malcolmthe author of "the angedy of benedict arnold: american life." this one-hour talk was hosted in the university of mary washington as part of their great lives lecture series. [indiscernible] >> what a nice crowd tonight. good evening, everyone. [beep] [laughter] evening's to this lecture on one of america's most noted lives. benedict arnold has