Washington's spies : the story of America's first spy ring
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Washington's spies : the story of America's first spy ring
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The work Washington's spies : the story of America's first spy ring represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- Washington's spies : the story of America's first spy ring
- Title remainder
- the story of America's first spy ring
- Statement of responsibility
- Alexander Rose
- Subject
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- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Biography
- Electronic books
- Espionage
- Espionage -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | General
- History
- Military intelligence
- Military intelligence -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- 1700-1799
- Spies
- Spies -- United States -- Biography
- Spies -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Military intelligence
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service
- New York (State) -- New York
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the summer of 1778, General Washington needed to know where the British would strike next. To that end, he unleashed an unlikely ring of spies in New York charged with discovering the enemy's battle plans. Washington's band included a young Quaker torn between political principle and family loyalty, a swashbuckling sailor addicted to the perils of espionage, a hard-drinking barkeep, a Yale-educated cavalryman, and a peaceful, sickly farmer who begged to let him retire but always came through in the end. Personally guiding these everyday heroes was Washington himself. In an era when officers were gentlemen, and gentlemen didn't spy, he possessed a talent for deception--and proved an adept spymaster. The men he mentored were dubbed the Culper Ring. Historian Rose tells an unknown story of the Revolution--the murderous intelligence war, gunrunning and kidnapping, defectors and executioners--that has never appeared in the history books.--From publisher description
- Action
- digitized
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- Dewey number
- 973.3/85
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E279
- LC item number
- .R67 2006eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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