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The Spy By James Fenimore Cooper A tale about counterespionage set during the Revolutionary War and published in 1821. It is the beginning of the war and peddler Harvey Birch has turned to spying for the Americans. His job is so top secret some Americans suspect he is a British spy - a dangerous predicament in Westchester County, New York, where rebels and Loyalists pretend to possess a neutrality they do not feel in their hearts.

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About the Author James Fenimore Cooper (1789 - 1851) was a prolific American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, founded by his father. He attended Yale University but was expelled. Before becoming a writer, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Midshipman. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about counterespionage set during the Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also wrote numerous sea stories, and his best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece.

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