This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. Benedict Arnold, a merchant of New Haven, Connecticut, wanted to do great things for the colonial cause and his own reputation. But by the end of the Revolution, he did grave harm to the colonials, and his return to England as a Tory has earned him forever the name of traitor and turncoat. It all began when Arnold, in search of glory, set his sights on the strongest British fort in North America—Fort Ticonderoga, on the southern shore of...

These textbooks are standard history textbooks based on the national history standards.

As Catholic educators, we have the opportunity to teach history not just as information, but as formation — helping students understand not only what happened, but who they are.