Spies in revolutionary Rhode Island /
The history of espionage in Rhode Island during the American Revolution.
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Language: | English |
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Charleston, S.C. :
History Press,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Captain James Wallace Terrorizes Narragansett Bay (April 1775 to April 1776)
- Walter Chaloner's Spy Ring
- Mary Wenwood Mistakenly Trusts Her Former Husband
- 2. The British Occupy Newport and the Rest of Aquidneck Island (December 1776 to August 1777)
- The British Invade
- the First Spies
- John Trevett Risks His Life for an Afternoon's Spying
- The Hanging of John Hart, Spy
- 3. Spencer's Expedition (September 1777 to April 1778)
- Isaac Goodman : Britain's Invaluable Spy
- The Taggarts : Father and Son Patriot Spies
- The One-Legged Spy
- 4. The Rhode Island Campaign (May to September 1778)
- Raids on Bristol and Warren, and Richard Holland
- Other Spies in the Rhode Island Campaign
- Ann Bates : British Spy Extraordinaire
- 5. Return to the Status Quo and the British Depart (October 1778 to October 1779)
- Metcalf Bowler : Rhode Island's Benedict Arnold
- Isaac Barker, Seth Chapin and Spying in Middletown
- The Spy Game Continues
- Other Sources of Intelligence
- 6. The French Occupy Newport (July 1780 to August 1781)
- The French Arrive, and the Adventures of Thomas Hazard
- How Did Rhode Island Tories Convey Messages to Clinton?
- Mary Almy Hosts a Tory Spy Ring in Newport
- French Plans to Trap the Traitor Benedict Arnold are Derailed by Spies
- While Newport Tories Develop Their Spy Network, the French Help the Allies Win the War
- Epilogue: Dr. Halliburton's Harrowing Escape; What Happened to Rhode Island's Master Spies?