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LEADER: 01940cam a2200337 i 4500
001 2013046507
003 DLC
005 20140816080317.0
008 131119s2014 ncub b 001 0ceng
010 $a 2013046507
020 $a9780786477944 (softcover : alkaline paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aE279$b.M57 2014
082 00 $a973.3/85$223
100 1 $aMisencik, Paul R.,$d1940-
245 14 $aThe original American spies :$bseven covert agents of the Revolutionary War /$cPaul R. Misencik.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2014]
300 $avii, 184 pages :$bmaps ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"This book consists of seven stand-alone accounts of individuals who operated as spies during the American Revolutionary War. They were not trained as covert agents, which meant they had to develop their skills and techniques on their own, often while in the midst of the enemy where discovery meant almost certain death for them"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xSecret service.
650 0 $aSpies$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aSpies$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0 $aEspionage$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aEspionage, British$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century.