Screen LibrarySpying in America : espionage from the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the Cold War /
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-302) and index. |
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9781589019263 (hbk. : acid-free paper) : 1589019261 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | UB271 |
| CLC: | D771.236 |
| Call Number: | D771.236/S949 |
| Contents: | Introduction: The peril of disbelief -- The Revolutionary War : Espionage and the Revolutionary War ; The first spy: Benjamin Church ; The undetected spy: Edward Bancroft ; The treasonous spy: Benedict Arnold -- The Civil War : Espionage and the Civil War ; Allan Pinkerton and Union counterintelligence ; The chameleon spy: Timothy Webster ; The spy in the Union capital: Rose Greenhow ; The counterspy as tyrant: Lafayette Baker ... |