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Meet and Greet Brian Kilmeade, Author of George Washington's Secret Six, The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution
Author and Fox News Anchor, Brian Kilmeade will be appearing
this evening,
Friday, April 25, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) at
Hauppauge High School, 500 Lincoln
Boulevard- AUDITORIUM, Hauppauge, NY 11788
The runaway New York Times bestseller about six unlikely
spies who helped George Washington win the Revolutionary War
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When the Continental Army beat a hasty retreat from New York
in August 1776, many thought the Revolution was doomed. Instead, General Washington
rallied, thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the
Culper Spy Ring. This surprisingly sophisticated team spied on the British
leaders while also spreading misinformation about Washington’s plans. Their
spycraft was centuries ahead of its time.
Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
have written a fascinating book about the six civilians who turned the tide of
the war, among them a Quaker merchant, a tavern keeper, a brash young
longshoreman, the owner of a posh coffeehouse, and a woman who used her wit and
charm to coax British officers to share vital secrets. This gripping true story
finally elevates the secret six to their rightful place among the pantheon of
American heroes.