Buttons for General Washington
From the Series On My Own History
Fourteen-year-old John Darragh was a spy. But British-occupied Philadelphia in 1777 was not a safe place for an American spy. If he were captured, John knew he would be hanged. In this suspenseful story based on accounts of the Darragh family’s spying activities for General Washington, young John undertakes a dangerous mission to deliver a message to the American army.
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978-0-87614-476-3
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978-0-8225-8929-7
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Awards
- Notable AwardNotable Award NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
Reviews
Booklist
“. . . Subtly hued watercolors add an old-fashioned ambience and draw on the suspense of the story.”
—Booklist
Yellow Brick Road
“John Darragh is a fourteen-year-old Quaker who becomes a spy for the Revolutionary Army. . . Children will enjoy reading this story of the Revolutionary America on their own.”
— Yellow Brick Road