During the American Revolution, the British army thought they had a helpful guide named James. The British general, Charles Cornwallis, believed James was an escaped enslaved person who was willing to share American secrets. But James was actually playing a brilliant and dangerous game. He was a double agent secretly working as a spy for George Washingtons army. James bravely gathered vital information from the British camp and passed it along to the Americans, helping them secure a massive victory at the Battle of Yorktown. However, when the war ended and America celebrated its newfound independence, James was not given his freedom. He was forced to return to slavery in Virginia. Having already risked his life to help his country win its liberty, James realized he now had to fight a new battle to win his own. This thrilling true story uncovers the heroic actions of a brilliant spy who changed history.