The First Conspiracy The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington In an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington s bodyguards Washington trusted them relied on them But unbeknownst to Washington some of them were part of a treason
In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington s bodyguards Washington trusted them relied on them But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington s bodyguards Washington trusted them relied on them But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military George Washington himself.This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed It is a story of leaders, liars, counterfeiters, and jailhouse confessors It also shows just how hard the battle was for George Washington and how close America was to losing the Revolutionary War.Taking place during the most critical period of our nation s birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington s character, but also illuminates the origins of America s counterintelligence movement that led to the modern day CIA Get A Copy Kindle Store StoresAudibleBarnes NobleWalmart eBooksApple BooksGoogle PlayAbebooksBook DepositoryIndigoAlibrisBetter World BooksIndieBoundLibraries Or buy for Hardcover, 432 pages Published January 8th 2019 by Flatiron Books More Details ISBN 1250130336 ISBN13 9781250130334 Edition Language English Other Editions 7 All Editions Add a New Edition Combine Less Detail edit detail
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Unlimited The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington - by Brad Meltzer
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Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, and nine other bestselling thrillers including The Tenth Justice, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, and The President s Shadow His newest book, The Escape Artist, debuted at 1 on the bestseller list.In addition to his fiction, Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller lis Brad Meltzer is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, and nine other bestselling thrillers including The Tenth Justice, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, and The President s Shadow His newest book, The Escape Artist, debuted at 1 on the bestseller list.In addition to his fiction, Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non Fiction History Decoded , Advice Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter , Children s Books I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln and even comic books Justice League of America , for which he won the prestigious Eisner Award.His newest thriller, The Escape Artist, introduces Nola and Zig, brand new characters in a setting that will blow your mind you won t believe where the government let Brad go For now, we ll say this Nola is dead Everyone says she s dead But Jim Zig Zigarowski just found out the truth Nola is alive And on the run Together, Nola and Zig will reveal a centuries old secret that traces back the greatest escape artist of all Harry Houdini.Raised in Brooklyn and Miami, Brad is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School The Tenth Justice was his first published work and became an instant New York Times bestseller Dead Even followed a year later and also hit the New York Times bestseller list, as have all eight of his novels The First Counsel came next, which was about a White House lawyer dating the President s daughter, then The Millionaires, which was about two brothers who steal money and go on the run The Zero Game is about two Congressional staffers who are literally gambling on Congress The Book of Fate, is about a young presidential aide, a crazed assassin, and the 200 year old code created by Thomas Jefferson that ties them together For authenticity, The Book of Fate, was researched with the help of former Presidents Clinton and Bush The Book of Lies, is about the missing murder weapon that Cain used to kill Abel, as well as the unsolved murder of Superman creator Jerry Siegel s father Brad is one of the only people to interview Jerry Siegel s family about the murder and, with his charitable site OrdinaryPeopleChangeTheWorld, has been the driving force behind the movement to repair the house where Superman was created.His book The Inner Circle and its sequels, The Fifth Assassin and The President s Shadow is based the idea that George Washington s personal spy ring still exists today A young archivist in the National Archives finds out the spy ring is still around He doesn t know who they work for but the greatest secret of the Presidency is about to be revealed While researching the book, former President George HW Bush also gave Brad, for the very first time, the secret letter he left for Bill Clinton in the Oval Office desk Oh, and yes, Brad was recruited by the Department of Homeland Security to brainstorm different ways that terrorists might attack the US.His books have spent over a year on the bestseller lists, and have been translated into over 25 languages, from Hebrew to Bulgarian Brad has played himself as an extra in Woody Allen s Celebrity, co wrote the swearing in oath for AmeriCorps, the national service program, and earned credit from Columbia Law School for writing his first book, which became The Tenth Justice Before all of that, he got 24 rejection letters for his true first novel, which still sits on his shelf, published by Kinko s.Brad currently lives in Florida with his wife, who s also an attorney