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Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring Rose, Alexander Good
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- ISBN
- 9780553383294
- Book Title
- Washington's Spies : the Story of America's First Spy Ring
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, Revolutionary, Military / United States, Presidents & Heads of State
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 10.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Based on remarkable new research, an acclaimed historian brings to life the true story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War which was led by Gen. George Washington.
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553383299
ISBN-13
9780553383294
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57031220
Product Key Features
Book Title
Washington's Spies : the Story of America's First Spy Ring
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, Revolutionary, Military / United States, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz
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"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, "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", "Alexander Rose tells this important story with style and wit." --Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joseph J. Ellis "Fascinating . . . Spies proved to be the tipping point in the summer of 1778, helping Washington begin breaking the stalemate with the British. . . . [Alexander] Rose's book brings to light their crucial help in winning American independence." -- Chicago Tribune "[Rose] captures the human dimension of spying, war and leadership . . . from the naive twenty-one-year-old Nathan Hale, who was captured and executed, to the quietly cunning Benjamin Tallmadge, who organized the ring in 1778, to the traitorous Benedict Arnold." -- The Wall Street Journal "Rose gives us intrigue, crossed signals, derring-do, and a priceless slice of eighteenth-century life. Think of Alan Furst with muskets." --Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father "A compelling portrait of [a] rogues' gallery of barkeeps, misfits, hypochondriacs, part-time smugglers, and full-time neurotics that will remind every reader of the cast of a John le Carré novel." --Arthur Herman, National Review From the Hardcover edition., "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., " 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," "From the Hardcover edition.", "Alexander Rose tells this important story with style and wit." --Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joseph J. Ellis "Fascinating . . . Spies proved to be the tipping point in the summer of 1778, helping Washington begin breaking the stalemate with the British. . . . [Alexander] Rose's book brings to light their crucial help in winning American independence." -- Chicago Tribune "[Rose] captures the human dimension of spying, war and leadership . . . from the naive twenty-one-year-old Nathan Hale, who was captured and executed, to the quietly cunning Benjamin Tallmadge, who organized the ring in 1778, to the traitorous Benedict Arnold." -- The Wall Street Journal "Rose gives us intrigue, crossed signals, derring-do, and a priceless slice of eighteenth-century life. Think of Alan Furst with muskets." --Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father "A compelling portrait of [a] rogues' gallery of barkeeps, misfits, hypochondriacs, part-time smugglers, and full-time neurotics that will remind every reader of the cast of a John le Carré novel." --Arthur Herman, National Review, "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, "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.... Yand? 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." "From the Hardcover edition.", "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 . 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