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John Reid was a very interesting character in Time Enough For Drums by Ann Rinaldi.It took place in Trenton, New Jersey 1775 John Reid one of many main characters in this book was a spy.John Reid was secretive,brave, and clever he helps General George Washington and the continental army get information on the british. The character John Reid is a very secretive character.To begin,John Reid was a spy for the continental army and not many people in the continental army even knew.Hiding it from most of the continental army is a great feat because there was over twenty five thousand people in the continental army at that time. Even more when the love of his life Jemima Emerson found out he was a spy John is furious and yells “You little fool!

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