Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring - Rilegato

Rose, Alexander

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ISBN 10: 0553804219 ISBN 13: 9780553804218

Casa editrice: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2006

Riassunto

A look at the role of espionage during the American Revolution chronicles the exploits of a small ring of spies working for George Washington and centered in New York.

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Recensione:

"Fascinating.... tells how the work of the spies proved to be the tipping point in the summer of 1778, helping Washington begin breaking the stalemate with the British.... [and] brings to light their crucial help in winning American independence."—Dallas Morning News

"Compelling."—Publishers Weekly

"After working on Washington, I knew there was a story to tell about his reliance on spies during the Revolutionary War. But I believed the story could never be told because the evidence did not exist. Well, I was wrong, and Alexander Rose tells this important story with style and wit."—Joseph Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington

"Making brilliant use of documentary sources, Rose gives us intrigue, crossed signals, derring-do, and a priceless slice of 18th century life...Rose unfolds the story of a Long Island-based spy ring of idealists and misfits who kept George Washington informed of what was going on in enemy-occupied New York." —Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington

"Rose has used some valuable new historical sources to tell this interesting story.... Excellent."—Deseret Morning News.

L'autore:

ALEXANDER ROSE
Earned his doctorate from Cambridge University, where his prizewinning research focused on political and scientific history. He is the author of Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History, and his writing has appeared in the New York Observer, the Washington Post, and many other publications. He lives in New York City.

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• Editore: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0553804219
• ISBN 13: 9780553804218
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 361