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George Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

George Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

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PREFACE
The Culper Spy Ring was known about in the 1920s, but no one knew who it’s leader was until Morton Pennypacker, a Long Island historian, was given papers that led to his identity.

The spy ring was responsible for preventing Benedict Arnold from carrying out his treachery, as well as several other important events during the Revolutionary War. The spy ring had six members. Culper Junior was it’s leader. In 1929, Pennypacker received a phone call and was given papers that had belonged to the Townsend family. The Townsends had been in the United States since the 1600s and were a prominent family. The papers were letters and account books from the Revolutionary War era. Perusing through the papers he found that the handwriting of Robert Townsend was very similar to that of letters from Culper Junior. He sent the papers for analysis and found that Robert Townsend was Culper Junior.

Now the only spy whose identity is not known is a woman who has been identified as 355.
The book describes the work of the Culper Spy Ring and how they helped the Continental Army bring down the British Military, which was the most powerful military force in the world at that time.

INTRODUCTION
Captain Nathan Hale was hung at the age of 21 for being a spy in Manhattan in 1776, which made the message clear to all colonists that if they spied they would die.

CHAPTER 1 - HOLD NEW YORK, WIN THE WAR
Nathan Hale’s execution was a low point for General George Washington, who had recently suffered the siege of New York City and Long Island by the British. Now, he had lost his spy as well. The Declaration of Independence had just been signed two months before, but the fledgling nation was fast losing hope.

The New York City harbor was an important place for the Continental Army to occupy because if it could be held then the morale of the people would rise, and the army would have a good tactical vantage point for accessing the colonies’ waterways.

New York and Philadelphia were the most important colonies at that point because New York was a major port and hub and Philadelphia was where the Continental Congress held their meetings.

Whoever held New York could control imports and exports, and it was a great place for moving troops up and down the coast. The loss of New York would be an embarrassment to the British.

General Howe of the British army was attempting to end the revolution by isolating the colonies from each other. This would stop the flow of ideas and ideologies, so that the colonists could not band together and would be more easily eliminated.
Language
English
Pages
43
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
December 02, 2013

George Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

Instaread Summaries
4.3/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
With InstaRead Chapter-by-Chapter Summaries, you can get the essence of the book in 30 minutes or less. We read every chapter and summarize it in one or two paragraphs so you can quickly understand the key points and takeaways. Designed for people who wish to save time, InstaRead Chapter-by-Chapter Summaries also tend to be cheaper than the original book.

This is an InstaRead Summary of George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.

Below is a preview of the earlier sections of the summary:

PREFACE
The Culper Spy Ring was known about in the 1920s, but no one knew who it’s leader was until Morton Pennypacker, a Long Island historian, was given papers that led to his identity.

The spy ring was responsible for preventing Benedict Arnold from carrying out his treachery, as well as several other important events during the Revolutionary War. The spy ring had six members. Culper Junior was it’s leader. In 1929, Pennypacker received a phone call and was given papers that had belonged to the Townsend family. The Townsends had been in the United States since the 1600s and were a prominent family. The papers were letters and account books from the Revolutionary War era. Perusing through the papers he found that the handwriting of Robert Townsend was very similar to that of letters from Culper Junior. He sent the papers for analysis and found that Robert Townsend was Culper Junior.

Now the only spy whose identity is not known is a woman who has been identified as 355.
The book describes the work of the Culper Spy Ring and how they helped the Continental Army bring down the British Military, which was the most powerful military force in the world at that time.

INTRODUCTION
Captain Nathan Hale was hung at the age of 21 for being a spy in Manhattan in 1776, which made the message clear to all colonists that if they spied they would die.

CHAPTER 1 - HOLD NEW YORK, WIN THE WAR
Nathan Hale’s execution was a low point for General George Washington, who had recently suffered the siege of New York City and Long Island by the British. Now, he had lost his spy as well. The Declaration of Independence had just been signed two months before, but the fledgling nation was fast losing hope.

The New York City harbor was an important place for the Continental Army to occupy because if it could be held then the morale of the people would rise, and the army would have a good tactical vantage point for accessing the colonies’ waterways.

New York and Philadelphia were the most important colonies at that point because New York was a major port and hub and Philadelphia was where the Continental Congress held their meetings.

Whoever held New York could control imports and exports, and it was a great place for moving troops up and down the coast. The loss of New York would be an embarrassment to the British.

General Howe of the British army was attempting to end the revolution by isolating the colonies from each other. This would stop the flow of ideas and ideologies, so that the colonists could not band together and would be more easily eliminated.
Language
English
Pages
43
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
December 02, 2013

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