WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
The Two Spies: Nathan Hale and John André cover

The Two Spies: Nathan Hale and John André

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS.
Open in WeRead

About This Book

The volume presents parallel biographies of two young officers who engaged in espionage during the American Revolution, tracing their upbringing, education, military service, clandestine missions, capture, trials, and executions. It compares their motives, character, and public reactions, and reproduces documents associated with both men including letters and a satirical lyric, along with illustrations and proposed memorials. The narrative balances personal reminiscence, military context, legal proceedings, and contemporary tributes to examine how honor, patriotism, and duty intersect with the risks and moral ambiguities of secret service.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Nathan Hale's Birthplace

Fac-simile of Hale's Handwriting

Union Grammar School-house at New London

The Beekman Mansion

Beekman's Greenhouse

Cunningham destroying Hale's Letters

The Hale Monument at Coventry

Portrait of John André

Portrait of Honora Sneyd

The Mischianza Ticket

Lady's Head-Dress

The Joust at the Tournament

Fac-simile of Arnold's disguised Handwriting

Fac-simile of André's disguised Handwriting

Fac-simile of the Last Stanza of the Cow-Chase

The Smith House

Fac-simile of Arnold's Passport

Portrait of John Paulding

The Robinson House

"The '76 Stone House"

Washington's Headquarters at Tappaan

Passage from the Vulture

André's Monument in Westminster Abbey

Bowlder-Monument

Dean Stanley's Autograph

Memorial at Tappaan

Memorial at Tarrytown

Portrait of Anna Seward