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| image = TraitorInTheShipyard.jpg
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| caption = The cover of Traitor in the Shipyard.
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| published = 2013
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| author = [[Kathleen Ernst]]
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| illustrator = [[Sergio Giovine]]
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| isbn = 1609580842
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| setting = July, 1813
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| related = [[List of Caroline's Books|Caroline's Series]]
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| related2 = After the events of ''[[Changes for Caroline]]''
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'''Traitor in the Shipyard''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Caroline's Books|Caroline's books.]]
  
'''Traitor in the Shipyard''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Caroline's Books|Caroline's books.]]
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==Facts==
  
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* Author: [[Kathleen Ernst]]
  
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* Cover Illustrator: [[Sergio Giovine]]
  
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* First Published: 2013
  
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* Setting:
  
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* In relation to [[List of Caroline's Books|Caroline's books]]:
  
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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* [[Caroline Abbott]]
  
* [[Caroline Abbott]]
 
* [[John Abbott]]
  
* [[John Abbott]]
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* [[Mama Abbott]]
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* [[Mr. Tate]]
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* [[Hosea Barton]]
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* [[Rhonda Hathaway]]
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* [[Grandmother Livingston]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Richard|Richard]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Joseph|Joseph]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Samuel|Samuel]]
   
 
===Introduced===
  
===Introduced===
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Cyrus Osborne|Cyrus Osborne]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Lucinda Hodges|Lucinda Hodges]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Paul|Paul]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#George|George]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Mr. Eckford|Mr. Eckford]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Mr. Crowley|Mr. Crowley]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Mrs. Simmons|Mrs. Simmons]]
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* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Drake|Drake]]
   
 
==Chapter By Chapter Summary==
  
==Chapter By Chapter Summary==
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===Chapter One: A Stranger Arrives===
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===Chapter Two: Mr. Osborne's Tale===
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===Chapter Three: Trouble at the Shipyard===
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===Chapter Four: Suspicions===
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===Chapter Five: Stolen!===
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===Chapter Six: A Disturbing Message===
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===Chapter Seven: Mysterious Sightings===
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===Chapter Eight: Friends and Enemies===
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===Chapter Nine: A Mighty Secret===
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===Chapter Ten: A Dangerous Discovery===
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===Chapter Eleven: A Desperate Race===
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===Chapter Twelve: Betrayed by a Friend===
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===Chapter Thirteen: Confronting a Spy===
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===Chapter Fourteen: Cause for Celebration===
   
 
===[[Looking Back]]===
  
===[[Looking Back]]===
 
Discusses the role of spies during the War of 1812. Topics covered:
  
Discusses the role of spies during the War of 1812. Topics covered:
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* Sackets Harbor and the Lake Ontario region as pivotal battlegrounds during the War of 1812
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* War efforts between the American and British navies, including intelligence-gathering
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* The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_General_Pike_%281813%29 USS General Pike] and the British navy's attempt to destroy it with barrels of gunpowder
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* Techniques spies used to gather intelligence, from committing mail theft to the use of ciphers to encode and pass along information
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* The role of women as spies during the War in 1812 and the lighter punishment women received if they were caught compared to men
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* Spies and people who chose to double-cross their country as an act of treason
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* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=4507&PHPSESSID=nnmskk2aukchtr6ipt77rtp945 Laura Secord], an American-born woman who learned about the Americans' plan for a surprise attack on the British and warned [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=4426 Lieutenant James FitzGibbon], leading to a British victory at the [[wikipedia:Battle of Beaver Dams|Battle of Beaver Dams]] (now present-day Thorold, Ontario)
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* Samuel Stacy, an American trader who betrayed Sackets Harbor to the British that led to the [[wikipedia:Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor|Second Battle of Sackets Harbor]]<ref>[http://www.pegc.us/archive/Journals/wuerth_Cinn_power_to_detain.pdf 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.</ref> and was arrested for treason
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* Fugitive slaves who fought for the British side in a bid to live free lives and not be forced back into slavery
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* Free blacks who fought for the Americans - escaped slaves who fought on the American side risked the danger of being enslaved again
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* The presence of black sailors around Sackets Harbor and in the American navy during the War of 1812
   
 
==References==
  
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:13, 24 May 2019


Traitor in the Shipyard is a Historical Character Mystery that is part of Caroline's books.

Characters

From the Central Series

Introduced

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

  1. ↑ 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.
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