The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington
(2020)
By:
Meltzer, Brad
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/973.41/MELTZER,B
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2020
EDITION
Young reader's edition, First edition
DESCRIPTION
358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781250244833, 1250244838
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Maps on endpapers
The commander -- Spies in Boston -- A bloody summer -- A most infernal plot -- Sacricide -- Aftermath
In 1776, an elite group of soldiers was 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. Adapted for young readers
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