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The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington
- Title
- The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington / Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch.
- Author
- Meltzer, Brad
- Publication
- New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
- ©2018
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-3349 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Mensch, Josh
- Description
- x, 413 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself. This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed. It is a story of leaders, liars, counterfeiters, and jailhouse confessors. It also shows just how hard the battle was for George Washington--and how close America was to losing the Revolutionary War. Taking place during the most critical period of our nation's birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington's character, but also illuminates the origins of America's counterintelligence movement that led to the modern day CIA"--
- Subjects
- United States
- Treason
- Attempted assassination
- Tryon, William, 1729-1788
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Military intelligence
- Military intelligence
- History
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Treason > United States
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Secret service
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Assassination attempt, 1776
- Hickey, Thomas, 1749?-1776
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- 1775-1783
- Attempted assassination > United States
- United States > Continental Army > Commander-in-Chief's Guard
- Secret service
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Map on endpaper.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-399) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: New York, April 1776 -- The commander -- Spies in Boston -- "A bloody summer" -- A most infernal plot -- Sacricide -- Aftermath.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-3349
- ISBN
- 9781250130334
- 1250130336
- 9781250130341 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018037886
- 40028823332
- OCLC
- 1057733640
- Author
- Meltzer, Brad, author.
- Title
- The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington / Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch.
- Publisher
- New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-399) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1775-1783
- Added Author
- Mensch, Josh, author.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028823332
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-3349