"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"--
Record details
ISBN:0786477946
ISBN:9780786477944
ISBN:1476612919
ISBN:9781476612911
Physical Description:1 online resource remote
Publisher:Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.