Project Gutenberg 2010-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 159 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Davis, J. Watson 1870 1959 Davis, John Watson Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Produced by David Edwards, Odessa Paige Turner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Commodore Barney's Young Spies" by James Otis is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. It tells the story of two young boys, Amos Grout and Jeremiah Sackett, who become involved in the War of 1812, particularly during the burning of Washington, D.C. The narrative focuses on their adventurous and daring exploits as they assist Commodore Joshua Barney in defending their hometown from British forces. The opening portion of the story introduces us to Amos, who reflects on the events of 1814 when he and his friend Jerry became young spies for their country. They are motivated by a sense of patriotism and personal loss, as Jerry's brother was captured by the British. As the narrative unfolds, the boys decide to embark on a mission to trade oysters with Commodore Barney, while simultaneously becoming aware of the looming threat of British forces. Their encounter with various characters, including the engaging old sailor Darius, sets the stage for their eventual involvement in significant historical events. The story is rich with themes of bravery, camaraderie, and youthful adventure amidst the backdrop of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Capture by the British, 1814 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 570436 2025-08-13T09:45:54.356546 text/html 576076 2010-06-04T02:11:26 text/html 690829 2025-08-13T09:46:04.606471 application/epub+zip 694550 2025-08-13T09:45:57.809569 application/epub+zip 288174 2025-08-13T09:45:56.394539 application/epub+zip 978655 2025-08-13T09:46:09.806416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922104 2025-08-13T09:46:03.533503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509627 2022-09-15T05:48:16.188441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521641 2025-08-13T09:45:52.922521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 521526 2010-06-04T02:11:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 521517 2010-06-04T02:11:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21502 2025-08-13T09:46:09.976461 application/rdf+xml 17345 2025-08-13T09:45:56.915502 image/jpeg 4372 2025-08-13T09:45:56.654523 image/jpeg 190568 2010-06-04T02:11:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 650352 2010-06-04T02:11:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 190550 2010-06-04T02:11:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 882188 2025-08-13T09:45:54.419554 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Prentice, Harry en.wikipedia