Book description
In 1778, two years after the British forced the Continental Army out of New York City, George Washington and his subordinates organized a secret spy network to gather intelligence in Manhattan and Long Island. Known today as the “Culper Spy Ring,” Patriots like Abraham Woodhull and Robert Townsend risked their…
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1 author picked George Washington's Long Island Spy Ring as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love this book because it details the story of America’s first spy ring, the Culper Spy Ring, set up by George Washington in 1778.
Author Bill Bleyer “turns” much of the TV misinformation around and corrects the record while giving us a succinct history and guide to the still-existing Revolutionary War sites on Manhattan and Long Island.
He sets the stage with Washington’s retreat from Long Island and then fills the book with historical notes, maps, and diagrams, including a very good history of the doomed spy Nathan Hale and what Washington did to avenge his execution.
The author…
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