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During the British occupancy of New York, at the outbreak of the Revolution, a Yankee lad hears of the plot to take General Washington's person, and calls in two companions to assist the patriot cause. They do some astonishing things, and, incidentally, lay the way for an American navy later, by the exploit which gives its name to the work

Author: James Otis

Title: The Capture of the Laughing Mary: A Story of Three New York Boys in 1776 as Set Down by Eliphalet Willett and Edited by James Otis

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First Published by: A. L. Burt

Place: NY

Format: HC

Date: 1898

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Written specifically for Young Adults: Yes