Author - A Quest for Honest History
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A PASSION
I grew up in central New York State, working long, hard hours in the dairy industry. I worked my way up to the position of herdsman and then specialized in herd management records.
Eventually, I saved enough to put myself through Cornell University's horseshoeing program, and then started my own draft horse business. I'm now self-employed full time as a farrier and blacksmith.
You could say my life has always been a series of hard work and long hours. But as I raised my family and pursued my many interests, I have always maintained a keen interest in early American history.
I won't pretend to be any kind of skilled historian—I'm an amateur at best. In my studies, I ran across a theory and a story that I feel has to be told, and one I feel is far more accurate than what we've been told for centuries.
My interest in the story of General Benedict Arnold came from links to my own family history. These stories of early American history piqued my interest. My family moved to central New York in 1722. They were Palatine German farmers.
My seven-times great grandfather was burned out by the Mohawk Indians four times. His son served in the Tryon County militia and probably served—at least briefly—under General Arnold. Three of my family members died in the Battle of Oriskany. In succeeding generations, one family member even married a Mohawk woman.
The story of General Benedict Arnold always intrigued me. His defection never made any kind of sense and I kept digging for truth and understanding. These books are meant to be novels based on history. Surely, they will be criticized, as any information that deviates from assumed facts of history will be. But I believe my theories of events are quite accurate and that they could be vigorously defended as truth.
PUBLISHED WORKS
The Dark Eagle
The Fighting General
The Fighting General
An amateur historian studies the life of Benedict Arnold and reaches a far different conclusion than we were taught in our history books: All events of September 1780 point to a setup of epic proportions. Benedict Arnold was betrayed by his country. If not for Arnold, America would never have won her independence.
The Fighting General
The Fighting General
The Fighting General
"With over thirty years of extensive, independent research on Benedict Arnold, Greg Zoller has dared to challenge conventional wisdom. Bringing to the forefront primary sources and thought-provoking questions that may reveal a different story than what most Americans have been led to believe, Benedict Arnold, the Fighting General, For the
"With over thirty years of extensive, independent research on Benedict Arnold, Greg Zoller has dared to challenge conventional wisdom. Bringing to the forefront primary sources and thought-provoking questions that may reveal a different story than what most Americans have been led to believe, Benedict Arnold, the Fighting General, For the Love of My Country launches a new debate about Arnold's true motives and character."
Randolph G. Flood, American Revolution Consortium for Civic Education - The Real American Revolution