The original American spies : seven covert agents of the Revolutionary War / Paul R. Misencik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Misencik, Paul R., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Espionage, British.

History.

Espionage.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Secret service.

United States.

Secret service.

Spies--United States--Biography.

Spies.

Spies--Great Britain--Biography.

Great Britain.

Espionage--United States--History--18th century.

Espionage, British--United States--History--18th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 184 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"This book consists of seven stand-alone accounts of individuals who operated as spies during the American Revolutionary War. They were not trained as covert agents, which meant they had to develop their skills and techniques on their own, often while in the midst of the enemy where discovery meant almost certain death for them"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The first spy : Captain Nathan Hale (1755-1776)

The Sons of Liberty spy : Dr. Benjamin Church (1734-1780)

The Christmas spy : John Honeyman (1729-1822)

The Quakeress spy : Lydia Barrington Darragh (1728-1789)

The most effective spy : Ann Bates (1748-?)

The affable spy : Hercules Mulligan (1740-1825)

The conflicted spy : James Rivington (1724-1802)

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786477944

0786477946

OCLC:

864366368