A spy called James : the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent / Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rockwell, Anne F., author.

Contributor:

Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lafayette, James Armistead, approximately 1760-1830--Juvenile literature.

Lafayette, James Armistead.

Spies--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Spies.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2016.

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Carolrhoda Books, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his resounding defeat at the battle of Yorktown, British general Charles Cornwallis made a point of touring the American camp, looking for the reason behind his loss. What he didn't expect to see was James, an escaped enslaved person who had served as a guide to the British army. Or at least that's what Cornwallis was led to believe. In fact, James wasn't actually a runaway—he was a spy for the American army. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery in Virginia. His service as a spy hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; his next adversary was the Virginia General Assembly. He'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781467790598

1467790591

9781467761789

1467761788

OCLC:

1549520887