George Washington's Secret Six
Author | : Brian Kilmeade |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2016-10-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780143130604 |
ISBN-13 | : 0143130609 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.