Benedict Arnold: Hero or Villain? (Zoom)
Winter (4 - 8.5 hours) | Registration opens 11/24/2025 12:00 AM EDT
The name “Benedict Arnold” has long been synonymous with the word “traitor.” But his story is much more complicated than that. In this course, we will explore how Benedict Arnold went from being one of the most celebrated heroes of the American Revolution to a universally condemned turncoat to the cause of independence.
This course will be presented in a lecture format.
James Bays
Jim Bays is a retired corporate attorney who has taught Osher courses at Dartmouth and in Texas on U.S. history in the late 18th century, including courses on Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, the seminal Supreme Court case of Marbury vs. Madison, the transition from the Articles of Confederation to the U.S. Constitution, and the Electoral College. He is a 1971 graduate of Dartmouth College and received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School in 1974.