02573cam a2200397 i 4500 623570550 TxAuBib 20140115120000.0 130808s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013032285 9781595231031 hardback 159523103X hardback (OCoLC)837144520 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda DLC rda rda IG# DLC BTCTA BDX OCLCO BUR YDXCP WIH TXAAL TxAuBib IG# BTCTA BDX OCLCO BUR YDXCP WIH TXAAL TxAuBib rda Kilmeade, Brian. George Washington's secret six : the spy ring that saved the American Revolution / Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger. New York, New York : Sentinel, 2013. New York, New York : Sentinel, [2013] xviii, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index. When General 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. Washington realized that he couldn't beat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. So carefully guarded were the members' identities that one spy's name was not uncovered until the twentieth century, and one remains unknown today. But by now, historians have discovered enough information about the ring's activities to piece together evidence that these six individuals turned the tide of the war. Here, these spies finally take their place among the pantheon of heroes of the American Revolution.--From publisher description. 1230L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 9.3 12 164222. 20140115. Washington, George 1732-1799 Friends and associates. Townsend, Robert 1753-1838. Spies United States History 18th century. Spies New York (State) History 18th century. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Secret service. New York (State) History Revolution, 1775-1783 Secret service. Yaeger, Don. TXKPL