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词条 Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring
释义

  1. Television adaptation

  2. Reception

  3. References

  4. External links

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| name = Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring
| image = Washington's Spies The Story of America's First Spy Ring.jpg
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| author = Alexander Rose
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = Non-fiction
| media_type = Print (hardcover and paperback)
| publisher = Bantam Books
| release_date = April 25, 2006
| pages = 384 pp (first edition)
| isbn = 978-0553804218
| dewey =
| congress =
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}}Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2006) is a history book by Alexander Rose,[1] based on the stories of four real-life childhood friends who formed the Culper spy ring that affected the course of the Revolutionary War.[2][3] In an interview with the National Review, Rose stated he used the website of the Library of Congress to research the letters by George Washington and those in the Culper Ring, as well as newspapers from the time period and various writings left by those involved.[4][5]

Television adaptation

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The book was adapted into the AMC period drama series, Washington's Spies, which premiered April 6, 2014. The series stars Jamie Bell as Abraham Woodhull, Seth Numrich as Benjamin Tallmadge, Daniel Henshall as Caleb Brewster and Heather Lind as Anna Strong, with Ian Kahn as George Washington.

Reception

The Chicago Tribune called it "fascinating".[5]

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring|first=Alexander|last=Rose|authorlink=Alexander Rose (author)|publisher=Bantam Books|location=New York City|year=2006|edition=First|isbn=978-0553804218}}
2. ^{{cite web|last=Dayton|first=Lee|title=TURN: Origins Comic Now Online|url=http://blogs.amctv.com/turn/2014/03/turn-origins-comic-now-online/|website=AMC|accessdate=March 26, 2014}}
3. ^{{cite news|work=Reuters|title=George Washington's spy ring comes alive in AMC drama 'Turn'|first=Piya|last=Sinha-Roy|location=Los Angeles|accessdate=December 22, 2016|date=Apr 4, 2014|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/04/us-turn-idUSBREA331WW20140404}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2006/06/george-ws-spooks-interview/|title=George W’s Spooks |website= National Review|date=19 June 2006|publisher=}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-07-19/features/0607180328_1_british-rose-gen-george-washington|title=Spies helped Americans win Revolutionary War|work=Chicago Tribune}}

External links

  • [https://www.c-span.org/video/?190520-1/washingtons-spies Presentation by Rose on Washington's Spies, May 18, 2006]
  • [https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=Culper&new=true&st= Library of Congress hosting of all of the letters].
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