Format:
Large Print, Book
Author:
Meltzer, Brad, author.
Title:
The first conspiracy [text (large print)] : the secret plot to kill George Washington / by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch.
Edition:
Large print edition.
Publisher, Date:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2019]
©2018
Description:
631 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
large print
Summary:
In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. 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.
Series:
Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.
Subjects:
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Assassination attempt, 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.
Genre:
Large print books.
Other Author:
Mensch, Josh, author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN:
2018054800
ISBN:
9781432859596 (large print ; hardcover)
1432859595 (large print ; hardcover)
Other Number:
1075394847
System Availability:
16
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
3663903
Call Number:
973.4/1092 B
Course Reserves:
0
# System items in:
16
Medium:
[text (large print)]