Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger - George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

Written by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger. Themes include History, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), State & Local, Middle Atlantic (Dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa).

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.

Format: Paperback

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