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Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring by Rose, Alexander
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- Objectstaat
- Goed
- Opmerkingen van verkoper
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0553804219
- Book Title
- Washington's Spies : the Story of America's First Spy Ring
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- True Crime, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, Revolutionary
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 23 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553804219
ISBN-13
9780553804218
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Washington's Spies : the Story of America's First Spy Ring
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, Revolutionary
Publication Year
2006
Genre
True Crime, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
23 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E279.R67 2006
Reviews
"Compelling."--"Publishers Weekly "After five years 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 J. Ellis, "Author of His Excellency: George Washington "Think of Alan Furst with muskets. ... Making brilliant use of documentary sources, Rose gives us intrigue, crossed signals, derring-do, and a priceless slice of 18th-century life."--Richard Brookhiser, author of "Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, " 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,", "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.... Ýand¨ 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.", "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", "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 ofHis 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 ofFounding Father: Rediscovering George Washington "Rose has used some valuable new historical sources to tell this interesting story…. Excellent."-Deseret Morning News. From the Hardcover edition., "After five years 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 J. Ellis, Author of His Excellency: George Washington "Think of Alan Furst with muskets. ... Making brilliant use of documentary sources, Rose gives us intrigue, crossed signals, derring-do, and a priceless slice of 18th-century life."--Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, "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, "Think of Alan Furst with muskets. ... Making brilliant use of documentary sources, Rose gives us intrigue, crossed signals, derring-do, and a priceless slice of 18th-century life."--Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, "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 ofHis 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 ofFounding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, "Compelling."--Publishers Weekly "After five years 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 J. Ellis, Author of His Excellency: George Washington "Think of Alan Furst with muskets. ... Making brilliant use of documentary sources, Rose gives us intrigue, crossed signals, derring-do, and a priceless slice of 18th-century life."--Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington
Copyright Date
2006
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2006-042655
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973.3/85
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23
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