The Culper Spy Ring, Part 1
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
12/05/20
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Did you know the founding father commonly known as the man who could not tell a lie was responsible for the development of a network of spies during the American Revolution? General George Washington, desperate to outsmart and outmaneuver the British, deployed a series of spies to feed him the information he so desperately needed.
So just what this spy ring? What did they do? Tune in and find out.
Sources Used This Episode:
- George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
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The Culper Spy Ring, Part 2
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This week I talk about how the Culper Spy Ring played a key role in uncovering Benedict Arnold's plot to defect and transfer the important fort, West Point. I also go over what happened to the various members of the spy ring once all the cloak and dagger stuff was over. Tune in this week and learn about Arnold's defection and the spy ring that single handedly kept the Americans in the fight for independence.
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