Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy - Hardcover

Phelps, M. William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312376413 ISBN 13: 9780312376413

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, 2008

Synopsis

A portrait of the legendary Revolutionary War patriot traces his Connecticut childhood and Yale education through perspectives about soldier life and his service as a spy, in an account that draws on Hale's personal journals and letters. 20,000 first printing.

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"Phelps has brilliantly taken Nathan Hale from the faded memory of history and reintroduced us to a vibrant young man . . . who steps across the line to act for his country."--Joseph J. Trento, author of The Secret History of the CIA,

Phelps has brilliantly taken Nathan Hale from the faded memory of history and reintroduced us to a vibrant young man . . . who steps across the line to act for his country. Joseph J. Trento, author of The Secret History of the CIA"

Nathan Hale is a secular saint of American patriotism. Phelps has written an informative, interesting biography of Hale that effectively reveals the flesh-and-blood human behind the iconic image. Booklist"

"Nathan Hale is a secular saint of American patriotism. Phelps has written an informative, interesting biography of Hale that effectively reveals the flesh-and-blood human behind the iconic image."-- "Booklist"

About the Author:

M. WILLIAM PHELPS is a veteran journalist and the author of seven nonfiction books. He has written articles for the Providence Journal, the Hartford Courant, and New London Day, and has been profiled in such publications as the Writer’s Digest, New York Daily News, Newsday, the Albany Times-Union, the Hartford Courant, and the New York Post. He has also consulted for television and has appeared on the Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, Biography Channel, History Channel, Fox News Channel, CN8, and ABC’s Good Morning America, among many others. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community, about four miles from the Nathan Hale Homestead, with his wife, children, and Labrador retriever.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312376413
• ISBN 13: 9780312376413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306