Buttons For General Washington

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Author’s Note Spies played an important role in the Revolutionary War American spies kept General George Washington informed about the size of British troops and the state of their supplies and they often discovered when and where the British planned to attack In the fall of 1777 the British army under the com mand of General Howe had captured and occupied Philadelphia The Darragh family lived across the street from General Howe’s British headquarters As Quakers the Darraghs were gentle people who used thee thy and thou as forms of address dressed plainly and op posed violence They were not supposed to fight on ei ther side but Charles the oldest Darragh boy had joined General Washington’s army and the rest of the family became spies to aid in his safety Mr Darragh a teacher created a code for secret mes sages Mrs Darragh who later became the most famous spy of the family hid the messages in the buttons of her son John’s coat Fourteen-year-old John then took the messages to Washington’s camp where Charles Darragh read them This story tells what might have happened on one of John Darragh’s dangerous missions as an American spy
Buttons For General Washington

Buttons For General Washington

"In Revolutionary times, spies sent secret messages in clever ways. In this true story, John Darragh, a teenaged spy from a Quaker family, carries a message to General Washington sewn inside his coat buttons..Young historians will appreciate the accompanying book's simple but evocative watercolor illustrations and the production's background music, including the fifes and drums of a revolutionary band. They'll enjoy the story's plentiful dialogue as gruff soldiers, family members, and even General Washington himself make this story vivid for young history buffs." -AudioFile

About This Book

By: Connie Roop, Peter Roop
Illustrated by: Peter E. Hanson
Published by: Live Oak Media provided by Lerner Publishing Group
9-12Age Range
2.8 AR
44Pages
HistoricalSubject
460LLexile
15-30 minsReading Time
LGuided Reading
LFountas & Pinnell
24DRA