George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
“As a Long Islander endlessly fascinated by eventsthat happened in a place I call home, I hope withthis book to give the secret six the credit they didn’tget in life. The Culper spies represent all the patrioticAmericans who give so much for their country but,because of the nature of their work,...
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“As a Long Islander endlessly fascinated by eventsthat happened in a place I call home, I hope withthis book to give the secret six the credit they didn’tget in life. The Culper spies represent all the patrioticAmericans who give so much for their country but,because of the nature of their work, will not or cannottake a bow or even talk about their missions.”—Brian Kilmead
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780698137653 (0698137655)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Book Club,
War,
Military,
American History,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Military History,
18th Century
This is an outstanding, concise, well-written look at George Washington's spy ring that he wisely set up and put into motion in his quest to re-take Manhattan from the British around the time of the signing of the Declaration Of Independence. The six brave souls who undertook this task really come a...