| George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution Contributor(s): Kilmeade, Brian (Author), Yaeger, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143130609 ISBN-13: 9780143130604 Publisher: Sentinel OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.410 |
| Lexile Measure: 1230 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 4.1" W x 7.4" (0.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied--thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring. He realized that he couldn't defeat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger have offered fascinating portraits of these spies: a reserved Quaker merchant, a tavern keeper, a brash young longshoreman, a curmudgeonly Long Island bachelor, a coffeehouse owner, and a mysterious woman. Long unrecognized, the secret six are finally receiving their due among the pantheon of American heroes. |