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The first biography in nearly a century of the legendary Revolutionary War patriot and our country’s first spy.Few Americans know much more about Nathan Hale than his famous last words: “I only regret that I have one life left to give for my country.” But who was the real Nathan Hale?M. William Phelps charts the life of this famed patriot and Connecticut’s state hero; following Hale’s rural childhood; his education at Yale; and his work as a schoolteacher. Even in his brief career; he distinguished himself by offering formal lessons to young women. Like many young Americans; he soon became drawn into the colonies’ war for independence; becoming a captain in Washington’s army. When the general was in need of a spy; Hale willingly rose to the challenge; bravely sacrificing his life for the sake of American liberty.Using Hale’s own journals and letters as well as testimonies from his friends and contemporaries; Phelps depicts the Revolution as it was seen from the ground. From the confrontation in Boston to the battle for New York City; readers experience what life was like for an ordinary soldier in the struggling Continental army.In this impressive; well-researched biography; Phelps separates historical fact from long-standing myth to reveal the life of Nathan Hale; a young man who deserves to be remembered as an original American patriot.