Among their activities is the distribution of counterfeit money. But when her husband returns from the front, he flees again and falls in with a band of British spies. He flees to Philadelphia where he’s rescued and nursed back to health by the lovely ward of Benedict Arnold’s procurement officer.ĭan finds himself attracted to his nurse. A young rogue wandering about Pennsylvania and living by his wits, he’s wounded in a run-in with the law.

There were also a great number who were neutral or who adopted a wait-and-see attitude about the outcome.ĭaniel McCracken, protagonist of my novel, The Accidental Spy, is one of those who desire no part in the war. There were those who supported the rebellion and those who did not. Like most wars, the American Revolution was a divisive event. For more information, check his web site and blog, as well as his Facebook and Twitter pages. He writes a weekly historical column for two area newspapers and is librarian of his county historical society, where he assists patrons with genealogy and research. He’s the author of nine novels, and his stories and articles have appeared in a variety of magazines, both print and on line. Lindermuth was born and raised in Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region. R.Lindermuth, a retired newspaper editor. Then click on the Freedom Hop logo so you can move along to another blog. To find out how to qualify for the giveaways on my blog, read through each day’s Relevant History post below and follow the directions. But here on my blog, I’m posting a week of Relevant History essays, each one with a Revolutionary War theme. All blogs in this hop offer book-related giveaways, and we’re all linked, so you can easily hop from one giveaway to another.

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The Accidental Spy by J.R. Lindermuth