Project Gutenberg 2014-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 174 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Graves, George E. Graves, G. E. The Boy Spies of Philadelphia The Story of How the Young Spies Helped the Continental Army at Valley Forge Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Spies_of_Philadelphia E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Boy Spies of Philadelphia" by James Otis is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around three young boys—Jacob Ludwick, Seth Graydon, and Enoch Ball—who find themselves amidst the dramatic events of the American Revolutionary War in Philadelphia. The narrative explores their struggle for agency and bravery as they contemplate taking on critical roles in assisting the Continental Army. At the start of the novel, set on April 2, 1778, the boys observe the chaotic political climate in their city, where British soldiers are preparing for potential maneuvers against General Washington's forces at Valley Forge. Motivated by their growing awareness of the importance of their actions in the colonial cause, they decide to relay vital information concerning British troop movements to American officers. The opening chapters introduce the boys' desire to contribute to the freedom fight and culminate in a daring plan to help one of their number, Seth, who finds himself in dire danger after being captured as an alleged spy. The rich historical context, combined with the youthful determination of the protagonists, sets the stage for an adventurous tale of loyalty and courage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44724/44724-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's stories Spy stories United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction Spies -- Juvenile fiction Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: History - American 523449 2025-07-18T07:17:10.077254 text/html 508656 2024-10-24T00:53:34 text/html 529804 2025-07-18T07:17:16.958191 application/epub+zip 534972 2025-07-18T07:17:11.198224 application/epub+zip 262349 2025-07-18T07:17:10.639231 application/epub+zip 696491 2025-07-18T07:17:21.448168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662533 2025-07-18T07:17:16.324272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391506 2022-09-20T12:15:48.016013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464976 2025-07-18T07:17:08.881231 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 445013 2024-10-24T00:53:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19540 2025-07-18T07:17:21.651167 application/rdf+xml 25559 2025-07-18T07:17:10.731235 image/jpeg 4041 2025-07-18T07:17:10.684234 image/jpeg 494244 2025-07-18T07:17:10.137239 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