Lydia Anderson: Plot Summary

Lydia Anderson hurried passed hundreds of soldiers in blue, carrying her latest account buried in a basket of laundry, and walked into the general’s tent. “Report.” Portly General Horatio Gates glared at her from his easy-back chair, a difficult man to please. “British troops are amassing in New York City, and the numbers are estimated at around ten thousand regulars. An attack is imminent and my intelligence leads me to believe that they plan to lay siege on Philadelphia.” Gates didn’t answer, his attention on a paper he held. “Do you know what this is?” he asked. “Should I, sir?” “George Washington’s spy, the Bald Eagle, is ruining everything!” he exploded. “The Bald Eagle has uncovered so many British Intelligence