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008 970305s1997 nyu b 000 1 eng
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050 00 $aPS1417$b.S7 1997
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100 1 $aCooper, James Fenimore,$d1789-1851.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79059786
245 14 $aThe spy ;$bA tale of the neutral ground /$cJames Fenimore Cooper ; introduction and notes by Wayne Franklin.
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin Books,$c1997.
300 $axxxii, 412 pages ;$c20 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aPenguin classics
504 $aIncludes bibliograhical references (p. [xxxi]-xxxii).
520 $aInspired 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.
520 8 $aEven 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.
520 8 $aA 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.
651 0 $aNew York (State)$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$vFiction.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116343
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$vFiction.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140158
655 7 $aHistorical fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aWar stories.$2gsafd
700 1 $aFranklin, Wayne.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79019258
700 12 $aCooper, James Fenimore,$d1789-1851.$tTale of the neutral ground.
740 02 $aTale of the neutral ground.
830 0 $aPenguin classics.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n42742214
852 00 $bglx$hPS1417$i.S7 1997