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Revision as of 21:20, 2 May 2014
Traitor in the Shipyard is a Historical Character Mystery that is part of Caroline's books.
Characters
From the Central Series
- Caroline Abbott
- John Abbott
- Mama Abbott
- Mr. Tate
- Hosea Barton
- Rhonda Hathaway
- Grandmother Livingston
- Richard
- Joseph
- Samuel
Introduced
- Cyrus Osborne
- Lucinda Hodges
- Paul
- George
- Mr. Eckford
- Mr. Crowley
- Mrs. Simmons
- Paymaster Drake
Chapter By Chapter Summary
Chapter One: A Stranger Arrives
Chapter Two: Mr. Osborne's Tale
Chapter Three: Trouble at the Shipyard
Chapter Four: Suspicions
Chapter Five: Stolen!
Chapter Six: A Disturbing Message
Chapter Seven: Mysterious Sightings
Chapter Eight: Friends and Enemies
Chapter Nine: A Mighty Secret
Chapter Ten: A Dangerous Discovery
Chapter Eleven: A Desperate Race
Chapter Twelve: Betrayed by a Friend
Chapter Thirteen: Confronting a Spy
Chapter Fourteen: Cause for Celebration
Looking Back
Discusses the role of spies during the War of 1812. Topics covered:
- Sackets Harbor and the Lake Ontario region as pivotal battlegrounds during the War of 1812
- War efforts between the American and British navies, including intelligence-gathering
- The USS General Pike and the British navy's attempt to destroy it with barrels of gunpowder
- Techniques spies used to gather intelligence, from committing mail theft to the use of ciphers to encode and pass along information
- The role of women as spies during the War in 1812 and the lighter punishment women received if they were caught compared to men
- Spies and people who chose to double-cross their country as an act of treason
- Laura Secord, an American-born woman who learned about the Americans' plan for a surprise attack on the British and warned Lieutenant James FitzGibbon, leading to a British victory at the Battle of Beaver Dams (now present-day Thorold, Ontario)
- Samuel Stacy, an American trader who betrayed Sackets Harbor to the British that led to the Second Battle of Sackets Harbor[1] and was arrested for treason
- Fugitive slaves who fought for the British side in a bid to live free lives and not be forced back into slavery
- Free blacks who fought for the Americans - escaped slaves who fought on the American side risked the danger of being enslaved again
- The presence of black sailors around Sackets Harbor and in the American navy during the War of 1812
References
- ↑ The President’s Power to Detain "Enemy Combatants": Modern Lessons From Mr. Madison's Forgotten War, pg. 18. The capture of Samuel Stacy on July 1, 1813 as a spy and traitor came just over a month after the British landed troops, attacked, and nearly captured Sackets Harbor on May 29. The Second Battle of Sackets Harbor occurred from May 28 to May 29, 1813.