Content: Language: G: Mature Content: G; Violence: PG.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
While George Washington was leading the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, he was targeted by Loyalists as a leader worth assassinating. The events leading up to the colonies revolt against Britain, and Washington’s rise to leadership are touched on, as well as the Lifeguard Brigade which were Washington’s bodyguards. The Revolutionary War events are alluded to, but this book mostly covers the men who were involved in the plot hatched by New York’s loyalist governor to kill Washington.
I enjoyed this side story from the Revolutionary War and the information about the Loyalists tactics. There are little human-interest stories woven throughout the larger plot which make the reading more interesting. There are a lot of names to keep track of and it helps to have a working understanding of the overall story of the Revolutionary War, but if you like spy stories you will enjoy this. It’s amazing that our country survived the Revolutionary War, and this story sheds light on one of the little ways it could have turned out differently.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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