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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Armistead Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

by Anne Rockwell
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781467749336
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Carolrhoda Books
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 32
  • Original Price: USD 19.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 431 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural & Regional, and History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette--an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution.

After his resounding defeat at the battle of Yorktown, British general Charles Cornwallis made a point of touring the American camp, looking for the reason behind his loss. What he didn't expect to see was James, an escaped enslaved person who had served as a guide to the British army. Or at least that's what Cornwallis was led to believe. In fact, James wasn't actually a runaway--he was a spy for the American army.

But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery in Virginia. His service as a spy hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; his next adversary was the Virginia General Assembly. He'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

Cooper, Floyd: - Floyd Cooper (1956-2021) was a Coretta Scott King Award winner and illustrator of numerous books for children including Ruth and the Green Book, A Spy Called James, and Max and the Tag-Along Moon. Unspeakable, one of his final picture books, was a National Book Award longlist title, a Sibert Honor book, and a Caldecott Honor book. He received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma and went on to develop a distinctive art technique called oil erasure.

Rockwell, Anne: - Anne Rockwell is the author of Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection. She lives in Stamford, Connecticut.

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