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Overview
Take a journey into the intrigue and excitement of the American Revolution. During the dark days of the Revolutionary War, America struggles for nationhood. Meanwhile, in the shadows, a spy is trading secrets of vital importance to the cause - but for whose side? The tale's characters include George Washington (the first U.S. spymaster) as well as Major John Andre (a British officer hanged as a spy after collaborating with the infamous Benedict Arnold). So popular was this book that Cooper published multiple editions with changes and footnotes as The Spy met with worldwide acclaim. It was also translated in multiple languages. This edition has been enhanced with 30+ historical paintings, maps and illustrations from the Revolutionary War era and from the 1800s (including Major Andre's sketch of himself shortly before his execution for spying). Other features of our edition include added chapter titles, endnotes, interesting historical details about major military leaders and spies in the War for Independence, and source descriptions for Cooper's literary quotations at the start of each chapter. Also included is a new introduction, author biography and afterward about Cooper which provide historical context for this important book as a work of spy fiction and American literature.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780989331081 |
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| Publisher: | Fletcher & Co. Publishers |
| Publication date: | 01/28/2014 |
| Pages: | 370 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.82(d) |
About the Author
Date of Birth:
September 15, 1789Date of Death:
September 14, 1851Place of Birth:
Burlington, New JerseyPlace of Death:
Cooperstown, New YorkEducation:
Yale University (expelled in 1805)Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Passage of a Stranger
Chapter 2: The Whartons
Chapter 3: American War for Independence
Chapter 4: Conversations
Chapter 5: British Patrols
Chapter 6: Changed Lives
Chapter 7: Into the English Line
Chapter 8: Struggle for Liberty
Chapter 9: "Stop, or Die!"
Chapter 10: The House of Birch
Chapter 11: Melancholy
Chapter 12: The Chief Art of War
Chapter 13: The Cause of Liberty
Chapter 14: Regions of Darkness
Chapter 15: Pride Awakened
Chapter 16: A Condemned Traitor
Chapter 17: The Peddler Spy
Chapter 18: Pay for Taking a Spy
Chapter 19: "Stand or Die!"
Chapter 20: Sentinels
Chapter 21: Arm & Mount
Chapter 22: Towards New York
Chapter 23: The Glare of Firearms
Chapter 24: The Word to March
Chapter 25: What Dreadful Times
Chapter 26: Harbinger of Mercy
Chapter 27: Commander in Chief
Chapter 28: Brush with the Enemy
Chapter 29: Leaving the Hated Gallows
Chapter 30: Your Secret is Safe
Chapter 31: Escape of the English Spy
Chapter 32: Towards the City
Chapter 33: Burning with Revenge
Chapter 34: A Meeting
Chapter 35: Unrequited Servant of his Country
Chapter 36: James Fenimore Cooper