num_pages: 48
description: Fourteen-year-old John Darragh was a spy. But British-occupied Philadelphia in 1777 was not a safe place for an American spy. If he were captured, John knew he would be hanged. In this suspenseful story based on accounts of the Darragh family's spying activities for General Washington, young John undertakes a dangerous mission to deliver a message to the American army.
language: English
title: Buttons for General Washington
titlecomplete: Buttons for General Washington
characters: George Washington
genres: Biography, Picture Books, School, American History, Childrens, American Revolutionary War, History
ratings_count: 107
series: Yo Solo ~ Historia, On My Own History
publisher: Lerner Publishing Group