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

Author: Rockwell, Anne F

Follett Number: 1543FA9
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, 2016
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-46774-933-6
ISBN-10: 1-46774-933-8
LCCN: 2014-011569
Dewey: 973.3
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
Lafayette, James Armistead, Approximately 1760-1830
Spies
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 African Americans Biography
Includes bibliographical references. The story of James Armistead Lafayette, an American slave and spy whose information helped end the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he fought the Virginia General Assembly to gain his freedom.

From the publisher:
Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette--a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

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