Kiara, diamant écorché par le sang. Vol. 3

Hazel Diaz

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""Nathan Hale the Ideal Patriot"" is a biography written by William Ordway Partridge that covers the life and legacy of Nathan Hale, an American soldier and spy during the Revolutionary War. The book explores Hale's upbringing, education, and military career, as well as his decision to become a spy for the Continental Army and his subsequent capture and execution by the British. Partridge also delves into Hale's reputation as a symbol of American patriotism and sacrifice, and how his story has been celebrated and mythologized over the centuries. Through extensive research and analysis, ""Nathan Hale the Ideal Patriot"" offers a comprehensive look at one of the most iconic figures of the American Revolution.1902. With views of the author's statue of Nathan Hale; Portraits of Hale's contemporaries and of kindred characters; also three drawings by W. R. Leigh. Partridge, American sculptor and lecturer and writer chiefly on art subjects. Partridge writes that this book is not a conventional biography of a Revolutionary hero, with cuts of tombstones and dry historical data. It deals with the living present. In his statue and studies of this heroic life he has attempted to give the very spirit of one of America's foremost patriots-one who became a martyr on the threshold of his manhood and who died that we might be free.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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