Nathan Hale: America's First Spy

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Chapter 1 A Brave Volunteer On September 8 1776 the United States of America was only two months old But already things weren’t looking good The thirteen American colonies had just declared their independence from Great Britain and Great Britain wasn’t happy about it British soldiers had taken over Long Island which is part of New York City British warships filled the waters around New York Many American soldiers were terrified that they were going to lose the war George Washington 13 years before he would become our first president was the commander-in-chief of the American army He knew how serious the situation was The thirteen colonies 4