This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...the Americans made their perilous escape from Long Island than the British seized Brooklyn Heights. So just across the river from New York were the British troops, and just below them in the harbor lay the British fleet. THE HEROIC NATHAN HALE With forces so unequal, a single unwise movement might bring disaster. If ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...the Americans made their perilous escape from Long Island than the British seized Brooklyn Heights. So just across the river from New York were the British troops, and just below them in the harbor lay the British fleet. THE HEROIC NATHAN HALE With forces so unequal, a single unwise movement might bring disaster. If only Washington could learn the plans of the British! The only way to do this was to send a spy over into their camp. He called for a volunteer to go inside the enemy's line and get information. Now, you know that spying is dangerous business, for if captured the man will be hanged; and none but a brave man will undertake it. Probably many of you boys and girls know the name of the hero whom Washington selected for this delicate and dangerous task. It was Nathan Hale. Perhaps you ask why he was chosen, and why he was willing to go. We can answer those questions best by finding out something about his life. Nathan Hale was born in Coventry, a little town in Connecticut, in 1755. His parents, who were very religious people, had taught him to be always honest, brave, and loyal. Nathan was bright in school and fond of books. He was also fond of play. Although he was not very strong as a small boy, he grew sturdy and healthy by joining in the sports of the other boys. They liked him, because, like George Washington, he always played fair. Later he went to Yale College, where he studied hard but yet had time for fun. He became a fine athlete, tall, and well-built. He sang well, and his gentlemanly manner and thoughtfulness of others made him beloved by all who knew him. After he left college, he taught school with much success, being respected and loved by his pupils. He was teaching in New London, Connecticut, when the Revolutionary War broke out. He...
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Add this copy of Stories of American History to cart. $61.00, good condition, Sold by Burke's Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Good. No Jacket. Good. With maps and illustrations. Not a reprint or facsimile. A rare old book This book has some original printing errors in that several pages are short, text may be cut off at the top or bottom, two titles may show on one page, and other abnormalities. Pictorial cloth boards tanned at spine, rubbed at edges, worn at corners and ends of spine. Light foxing on end papers.
