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Phelps William M |
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Titolo |
Nathan Hale : The Life and Death of America's First Spy / / William M. Phelps |
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2015 |
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Lebanon, NH : , : ForeEdge An Imprint of University Press of New England |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Secret service |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Prologue: Thunder of Heaven""; ""1 | The Righteous and Patriotic Man""; ""2 | Most Intimate Friends""; ""3 | From Boys to Men""; ""4 | Schoolmaster""; ""5 | A Born Patriot""; ""6 | Talk of War""; ""7 | Free from the Shadow of Guile""; ""8 | A Sense of Duty""; ""9 | Band of Brothers""; ""10 | Siege and Counterplot""; ""11 | Of Thee I Sing""; ""12 | Independence Day""; ""13 | A Necessary Purpose""; ""14 | Brave Resistance""; ""15 | Thrown into the Flames""; ""16 | Pretended Friend""; ""17 | The Will of God""; ""18 | Without Ceremony"" |
""19 | Swing the Rebel Off""""20 | A Brotherà‚€?s Search""; ""21 | Gloomy Dejected Hope""; ""22 | The Search Ends""; ""23 | Home""; ""24 | Personal Bravery""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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Although famous for his purported last words-"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"-few people know the real Nathan Hale.M. William Phelps brings into focus the life of this famed patriot and first spy of the American Revolution, charting Hale's rural childhood, his education at Yale, and his work as a schoolteacher. Like many young Americans, he was soon drawn into the colonies' war for independence and became a captain in Washington's army. When the general was in need of a spy, Hale willingly rose to the challenge, |
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