America 250 Reading Challenge: "The First Conspiracy"

As part of the America 250 Reading Challenge, we will be discussing Brad Meltzer's The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington.

In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington’s bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself.

Brad Meltzer is a bestselling author of non-fiction, fiction, and graphic novels.  In 2008 he won an Eisner Award for his work on the Justice League of America.

Check the book out from the library, read it at your leisure, and join us for a lively discussion of this interesting, entertaining book.