Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local history
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The New England Bibliopolist, Or Notices of Books on American History, Biography, Genealogy, Etc
Author: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
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ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.
Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Author: The Trumbull Papers
Author: Jonathan TrumbullPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Pamphlets in American History
Author: Henry BarnardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Washington's Spies
Author: Alexander RosePublisher: Bantam
ISBN: 055339259X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Turn: Washington’s Spies, now an original series on AMC Based on remarkable new research, acclaimed historian Alexander Rose brings to life the true story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War. For the first time, Rose takes us beyond the battlefront and deep into the shadowy underworld of double agents and triple crosses, covert operations and code breaking, and unmasks the courageous, flawed men who inhabited this wilderness of mirrors—including the spymaster at the heart of it all. In the summer of 1778, with the war poised to turn in his favor, General George Washington desperately needed to know where the British would strike next. To that end, he unleashed his secret weapon: an unlikely ring of spies in New York charged with discovering the enemy’s battle plans and military strategy. Washington’s small 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 friend of the doomed Nathan Hale, and a peaceful, sickly farmer who begged Washington to let him retire but who always came through in the end. Personally guiding these imperfect everyday heroes was Washington himself. In an era when officers were gentlemen, and gentlemen didn’ t spy, he possessed an extraordinary talent for deception—and proved an adept spymaster. The men he mentored were dubbed the Culper Ring. The British secret service tried to hunt them down, but they escaped by the closest of shaves thanks to their ciphers, dead drops, and invisible ink. Rose’s thrilling narrative tells the unknown story of the Revolution–the murderous intelligence war, gunrunning and kidnapping, defectors and executioners—that has never appeared in the history books. But Washington’s Spies is also a spirited, touching account of friendship and trust, fear and betrayal, amid the dark and silent world of the spy.
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884
Author: James Hammond TrumbullPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hartford County (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
American Prisoners of the Revolution
Author: Danske DandridgePublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.