Anne Rockwell

A Spy Called James (eBook, ePUB)

The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Illustrator: Cooper, Floyd

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Carolrhoda Books
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781467790598
• Artikelnr.: 47512775

Autorenporträt

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.