George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

Kilmeade, Brian; Yaeger, Don

ISBN 10: 1595231102 / ISBN 13: 9781595231109

Published by Sentinel, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
• Publisher: Sentinel
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1595231102
• ISBN 13: 9781595231109
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 9 ounces

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Synopsis

*Now with a new afterword containing never-before-seen research on the identity of the spy ring’s most secret member, Agent 355

“This is my kind of history book. Get ready. Here’s the action.” —BRAD MELTZER, bestselling author of The Fifth Assassin and host of Decoded

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.

About the Author

Brian Kilmeade cohosts Fox News Channel’s morning show “Fox & Friends” and also hosts the nationally syndicated radio show “Kilmeade & Friends.” He lives on Long Island. 

Don Yaeger has written or co-written twenty-three books, and lives in Tallahassee, Florida.