The Submarine and the Spies: Friendship and Vigilance in the American Revolution

When three Yale classmates -- David Bushnell, Nathan Hale, and Benjamin Tallmadge -- leave their world of classical education at Yale College, they embark on a hero's journey by joining the American Revolution in 1776. One fights underwater, another on the battlefield, and the other as a spy for General George Washington. Their lives will never be the same as they battle to save their homes on Connecticut and New York's Long Island from tyranny. The Submarine and the Spies is a timely book for ages 12 and up for America's 250th anniversary. Ideal for middle and high school classrooms, book clubs and personal reading for adults.

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The Submarine and the Spies: Friendship and Vigilance in the American Revolution

When three Yale classmates -- David Bushnell, Nathan Hale, and Benjamin Tallmadge -- leave their world of classical education at Yale College, they embark on a hero's journey by joining the American Revolution in 1776. One fights underwater, another on the battlefield, and the other as a spy for General George Washington. Their lives will never be the same as they battle to save their homes on Connecticut and New York's Long Island from tyranny. The Submarine and the Spies is a timely book for ages 12 and up for America's 250th anniversary. Ideal for middle and high school classrooms, book clubs and personal reading for adults.

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The Submarine and the Spies: Friendship and Vigilance in the American Revolution

The Submarine and the Spies: Friendship and Vigilance in the American Revolution

The Submarine and the Spies: Friendship and Vigilance in the American Revolution

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When three Yale classmates -- David Bushnell, Nathan Hale, and Benjamin Tallmadge -- leave their world of classical education at Yale College, they embark on a hero's journey by joining the American Revolution in 1776. One fights underwater, another on the battlefield, and the other as a spy for General George Washington. Their lives will never be the same as they battle to save their homes on Connecticut and New York's Long Island from tyranny. The Submarine and the Spies is a timely book for ages 12 and up for America's 250th anniversary. Ideal for middle and high school classrooms, book clubs and personal reading for adults.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798988092612
Publisher: Hampton Cook Productions
Publication date: 05/04/2023
Series: Valor & Virtue Fiction , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 226
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Jane Hampton Cook is the author of 12 books, mostly on American history, such as Stories of Faith and Courage from the Revolutionary War. A former White House webmaster, her passion is to bring patriotism and American history to life and make it relevant for modern-day-life through her books, articles, and TV appearances, including the Fox News Channel, CSPAN, CNBC. janecook.com, janehamptoncook.substack.com

Table of Contents

Dedication  iii

Contents i

Acknowledgments ii

Preface  4

Introduction: A Man-Sized Turtle  8

1: For God, for Country, and for Yale  10

2 Footballs, Hogsheads, and Quill Pens 17

3 Spies on New Haven Green  24

4 Billy the Butcher 31

5 Greek Fire  35

6 Abolishing Slavery  38

7 Nathan's Watch  41

8 Arnold's Offer 47

9 Demonstrating Secrets 51

10 New York Fire  58

11 Bad Friends 62

12 Answering the Call 69

13 Showing Off the Turtle  79

14 Point of No return  87

15 Two Ezras 93

16 Long Island Loss 100

17 Baffle their Schemes 105

18 Dutch Teacher & Spy  112

19 Only One Life for My Country  117

20 Tryon's GLory  123

21 Intelligence  129

22 Which Woodhull? 134

23 Spymaster 140

24 Connecticut Cowboys 143

25 Was Yale Burned? 151

26 Treason  160

27 Fighting for Home  165

28 Epilogue  170

Glossary  175

Factual Timeline  177

Study Guide  182

31 Bibliography  187

About Jane Hampton Cook  193

Books by Jane Hampton Cook  194

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