Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington

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Pub Date Sep 01 2013 | Archive Date Feb 07 2020

Description

This book is based on a true event, the real life adventure of nine year-old Ariel Bradley. It reveals the anxiety of the Americans, who a battle in the first months of the Revolutionary War. It also shows George Washington’s keen sense of humor and his wily, perceptive view of his British adversaries.

Ariel Bradley is Washington’s boy spy who pretends to be a country bumpkin (a “Johnny Raw”). He ‘stumbles’ into General Howe’s camp “looking for the mill” his father has sent him in search of. In reality, he is assessing the strength and numbers of the British and their Hessian (German) allies. After he is sent on his way by the unsuspecting English, he reports this to General Washington and his staff. This information proves key in what became known as the Battle of White Plains.

This book is based on a true event, the real life adventure of nine year-old Ariel Bradley. It reveals the anxiety of the Americans, who a battle in the first months of the Revolutionary War. It also...


Advance Praise

Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington, brings a little-known piece of American history vividly to life through the eyes and ears of nine-year-old Ariel Bradley, whose information about the British Army helps General Washington's army win an important battle in America's War of Independence. Lavern Holdeman, author of N.U.K.E.S. A true story of a young spy offers the perfect connection for young readers, who need to understand America's earliest struggle. Lynda Durrant offers history and suspense in Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington. Dandi Daley Mackall is the award-winning author of over 450 books, including Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression-Era Story, and The Silence of Murder, the 2012 winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery.
Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington, brings a little-known piece of American history vividly to life through the eyes and ears of nine-year-old Ariel Bradley, whose information about the...

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• American revolutionary history

• This story is about a real boy who made a real difference in the history of our young country.

• This is a little known and true story about George Washington.

• The suspense and humor in the book will engage the school age child.

• It is a must have for every school and hometown library.

• American revolutionary history

• This story is about a real boy who made a real difference in the history of our young country.

• This is a little known and true story about George Washington.

•...


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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780983290490
PRICE $9.99 (USD)

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