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With InstaRead Chapter-by-Chapter Summaries, you can get the essence of a book in 30 minutes or less. We read every chapter and summarize it in one or two paragraphs so you can get the information contained in the book at a much faster rate. This is an InstaRead Summary of George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger. Below is a preview of the earlier sections of the summary: Preface The existence of the Culper Spy Ring was known in the 1920s, but no one knew who its leader was until Morton Pennypacker, a Long Island historian, was given papers that led to his identity. The spy ring was responsible for preventing Benedict Arnold from carrying out his treachery, as well as several other important events during the Revolutionary War. Culper Junior was the ring leader. In 1929, Pennypacker received a phone call that led him to some papers that had belonged to the Townsend family. The Townsends were a prominent family that had been in the United States since the 1600s. The papers were letters and account books from the Revolutionary War era. Perusing through the papers, Pennypacker found that Robert Townsend's handwriting was very similar to that in Culper Junior's letters. He sent the papers for analysis and found that Robert Townsend was Culper Junior. Now the only spy whose identity is not known is a woman who has been identified as 355. The spy ring had six members: Robert Townsend, Austin Roe, Caleb Brewster, Abraham Woodhull, James Rivington and Agent 355. The book describes the work of the Culper Spy Ring and how they helped the Continental Army bring down the British Military, which was the most powerful military force in the world at that time. Introduction In 1776, in Manhattan, Captain Nathan Hale was hung at the age of 21 for being a spy. This made the message clear to all colonists that if they spied they would die. Chapter 1 - Hold New York, Win The War Nathan Hale's execution was a low po