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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Meltzer, Brad, author.     Subjects     Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Assassination attempt, 1776.     Tryon, William, 1729-1788.     Hickey, Thomas, 1749?-1776.     United States. Continental Army. Commander-in-Chief's Guard.     Attempted assassination -- United States.     Treason -- United States.     United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service.     United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Military intelligence.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Meltzer, Brad, author.       by title:      The first conspiracy...         MARC Display

The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington / Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. by Meltzer, Brad, author. New York : Flatiron Books, 2019. Subjects Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Assassination attempt, 1776.   Tryon, William, 1729-1788.   Hickey, Thomas, 1749?-1776.   United States. Continental Army. Commander-in-Chief's Guard.   Attempted assassination -- United States.   Treason -- United States.   United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service.   United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Military intelligence. ISBN:  9781250130334 (hardcover) 1250130336 (hardcover) Description:  x, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Prologue: New York, April 1776 -- The commander -- Spies in Boston -- "A bloody summer" -- A most infernal plot -- Sacricide -- Aftermath. Requests:  0 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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.41092 Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 973.41092 Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kalihi-Palama Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.41092 Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.41092 Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.41092 Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList Molokai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.41092 Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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