Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

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Join us in marking the 250th anniversary of the death of Connecticut native and American patriot Nathan Hale (September 22, 1776), as author M. William Phelps presents his book, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy.  

"Few Americans know much more about Nathan Hale than his famous last words: 'I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.' But who was the real Nathan Hale? In this well-researched biography, M. Williams 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."

Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy by M. William Phelps details the story of Nathan Hale, a Yale-educated teacher turned Continental Army captain who became America's first spy, volunteering for a dangerous intelligence mission during the Revolutionary War and being captured and hanged by the British in New York City in 1776, cementing his legacy as a patriotic martyr despite his brief career.