George Washington's secret six : the spy ring that saved the American Revolution

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Label

George Washington's secret six : the spy ring that saved the American Revolution

Title remainder

the spy ring that saved the American Revolution

Statement of responsibility

Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

Title variation

George Wshington's secret 6

Creator

• Kilmeade, Brian

Contributor

• Yaeger, Don

Subject

• Townsend, Robert, 1753-1838
• New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service
• Spies -- United States -- History -- 18th century
• Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Friends and associates
• Spies -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century

Language

eng

Summary

When General 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. Washington realized that he couldn't beat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. So carefully guarded were the members' identities that one spy's name was not uncovered until the twentieth century, and one remains unknown today. But by now, historians have discovered enough information about the ring's activities to piece together evidence that these six individuals turned the tide of the war. Here, these spies finally take their place among the pantheon of heroes of the American Revolution.--From publisher description

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.4/1092

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E279

LC item number

.K55 2013

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography