Espion

Un épisode de la Guerre D'Indépendance

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Espion

Un épisode de la Guerre D'Indépendance

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Inspired by accusations of venality leveled at the men who captured Major Andre (Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator, executed for espionage in 1780), Cooper's novel centers on Harry Birch, a common man wrongly suspected by well-born Patriots of being a spy for the British. Even George Washington, who supports Birch, misreads the man, and when Washington offers him payment for information vital to the Patriot's cause, Birch scorns the money and asserts that his action were motivated not by financial reward, but by his devotion to the fight for independence. A historical adventure tale reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, The Spy is also a parable of the American experience, a reminder that the nation's survival, like its Revolution, depends on judging people by their actions, not their class or reputations.

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Cover of: Espion
Espion: Un épisode de la Guerre D'Indépendance
2022, Independently Published
in French
Cover of: Spy
Spy
2010, General Books
in English
Cover of: Der Spion
Der Spion
1989, Aufbau-Verl.
in German - 1. Aufl.
Cover of: The spy
The spy
1946, Dodd, Mead
in English
Cover of: The spy
The spy: a tale of the neutral ground
1920, Scott, Foresman and company
in English
Cover of: The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground
The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground
1911, Houghton Mifflin company
Cover of: The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground
Cover of: The spy
The spy: a tale of the neutral ground
1861, W.A. Townsend and Co.
in English
Cover of: The Spy, a Tale of the Neutral Ground: A Tale of the Neutral Ground
Cover of: The Spy: A Tale of The neutral Ground
Cover of: The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground

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Translator
A. A. J. B. DEFAUCONPRET

The Physical Object

Pagination
410
Weight
0.691

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44316049M
ISBN 13
9798842223176

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