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050		4	_aPS1417 _b.S7 1946
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100	1		_aCooper, James Fenimore, _d1789-1851.
245	1	4	_aThe spy. _h[electronic resource] _cWith illus. of contemporary scenes and a foreword by Curtis Dahl.
260			_aNew York, _bDodd, Mead _c[1946]
300			_a333 p. _billus. _c22 cm.
440		0	_aGreat illustrated classics
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. 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.
651		0	_aNew York (State) _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783 _vFiction.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783 _vFiction.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aCooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. _tSpy. _dNew York, Dodd, Mead [1946] _w(OCoLC)652512096
856	1		_uhttp://external.oneonta.edu/cooper/
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.archive.org/details/spy00coop _zFree eBook from the Internet Archive
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL23266111M _zAdditional information and access via Open Library
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