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George Washington's Secret Six (Young Readers Adaptation): The Spies Who Saved America [Mīkstie vāki]

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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 176 pages, height x width x depth: 229x178x13 mm, weight: 289 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 28-Jan-2020
  • Izdevniecība: Puffin
  • ISBN-10: 042528901X
  • ISBN-13: 9780425289013
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 176 pages, height x width x depth: 229x178x13 mm, weight: 289 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 28-Jan-2020
  • Izdevniecība: Puffin
  • ISBN-10: 042528901X
  • ISBN-13: 9780425289013
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A middle-grade adaptation of the bestseller shares the story of an anonymous group of spies who played roles in winning the Revolutionary War, documenting how they risked their lives to obtain intelligence for General Washington.

A page-turning middle-grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller about George Washington's top-secret spy ring that helped defeat the British.

The American Revolution is well under way in 1776, but things are looking bleak for General George Washington and his Continental Army. With Washington's hasty retreat from New York City in August, many think the war might soon be over. After all: how on earth is this ragtag group going to defeat its enemy, the well-trained and well-funded military of the largest empire in history?

But Washington soon realizes he can't win with military might. Instead, he must outsmart the British, so he creates a sophisticated intelligence network: the top-secret Culper Spy Ring. Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger tell the fascinating stories of these long unrecognized spies: a reserved merchant, a tavern keeper, a brash young longshoreman, a curmudgeonly Long Island bachelor, a coffeehouse owner, and a mysterious woman.

This vivid and accessible young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestseller features an exclusive new introduction, extensive back matter, and eye-catching art throughout. Chronicling a crucial moment in American history, this historical thriller will excite and inspire the next generation of patriots.
A Note from the Author x
Preface 1(10)
PART ONE
Chapter One Why New York?
11(2)
Chapter Two On the March
13(2)
Chapter Three Betrayal at Jamaica Pass
15(3)
Chapter Four A Miracle in the Mist
18(7)
PART TWO
Chapter Five A Change in Strategy
25(2)
Chapter Six One Good Man
27(2)
Chapter Seven On Assignment
29(3)
Chapter Eight Failure on Long Island
32(3)
Chapter Nine The March to New Jersey
35(2)
Chapter Ten `There Will Be No Attack"
37(3)
Chapter Eleven A Waiting Game
40(2)
Chapter Twelve The Brilliant Young Major: Benjamin Tallmadge
42(4)
Chapter Thirteen The Black Sheep: Abraham Woodhull
46(2)
Chapter Fourteen Setting Up Aliases
48(3)
Chapter Fifteen A Bull of a Man: Caleb Brewster
51(2)
Chapter Sixteen The Tavern Keeper: Austin Roe
53(2)
Chapter Seventeen Breaking from Tradition: A New Way to Work a Spy Ring
55(2)
Chapter Eighteen The Reports Begin
57(2)
Chapter Nineteen The Unbreakable Code
59(2)
Chapter Twenty Panic and a Traitor
61(1)
Chapter Twenty-One The Peaceable Man: Robert Townsend
62(5)
Chapter Twenty-Two Washington's Orders
67(5)
Chapter Twenty-Three The Cover Story: James Rivington
72(3)
Chapter Twenty-Four The Mysterious Lady
75(2)
Chapter Twenty-Five Hiding in Plain Sight
77(4)
Chapter Twenty-Six Thwarting a Plot
81(4)
Chapter Twenty-Seven The Need for a New Route
85(6)
PART THREE
Chapter Twenty-Eight The French Arrive
91(3)
Chapter Twenty-Nine Washington's Gamble
94(3)
Chapter Thirty The Most Powerful Man on the Hudson River: Benedict Arnold
97(5)
Chapter Thirty-One What Robert Townsend Saw
102(2)
Chapter Thirty-Two Benjamin Tallmadge Figures It Out
104(4)
Chapter Thirty-Three The Turncoat Escapes
108(3)
Chapter Thirty-Four The Prisoner Is Executed
111(3)
Chapter Thirty-Five The Ring in Peril
114(7)
PART FOUR
Chapter Thirty-Six Closing in on the Ring
121(2)
Chapter Thirty-Seven Rivington Delivers Yorktown
123(2)
Chapter Thirty-Eight The Beginning of the End for the British
125(2)
Chapter Thirty-Nine Townsend's Last Letter
127(3)
Chapter Forty ... and a Reckoning
130(8)
Afterword
133(5)
Appendixes
Postwar Lives of the Culper Ring
138(4)
Washington's Time as a Spy
142(1)
The Significance of the Culper Ring
143(1)
Communicate in Secret
144(4)
Timeline 148(6)
Selected Sources 154(5)
Photo Credits 159(1)
Index 160