Anne Rockwell

Spy Called James (eBook, PDF)

The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Illustrator: Cooper, Floyd

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette-an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his resounding defeat at the battle of Yorktown, British general Charles Cornwallis made a point of touring the American camp, looking for the reason behind his loss. What he didn't expect to see was James, an escaped enslaved person who had served as a guide to the British army. Or at least that's what Cornwallis was led to believe. In fact, James wasn't actually a runaway-he was a spy for the American army. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery in Virginia. His service as a spy hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; his next adversary was the Virginia General Assembly. He'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lerner Publishing Group
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781467761789
• Artikelnr.: 53293571

Autorenporträt

Anne Rockwell is the author of Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection. She lives in Stamford, Connecticut.