Nathan Hale (1755-1776)

Brown, Charles Walter. Nathan Hale, the Martyr Spy: An Incident of the Revolution New York: J. S. Ogilvie, 1899. A very simple account, but not written for chil­dren. A 120-page narrative plus fifteen pages of accounts by various nineteenth-century figures.

Darrow, Jane. Nathan Hale: A Story of Loyalties. New York: Appleton-Century, 1932.

Farnham, Thomas J. A Child I Set Much By: A Life of Nathan Hale. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1975. This is a short pamphlet by a profes­sional historian. It separates fact from fiction and pulls no punches. It is all you need to read.

Holloway, Charlotte Molyneux. "The First Sacrifice of the Revolution: Nathan Hale, the Patriot Martyr Spy." Connecticut Magazine 6(May, 1900)4:224-36.

Johnston, Henry Phelps. Nathan Hale, 177'6. Biography and Memorials. New Haven: privately printed, 1901. A thorough job; 130 pages of biography and seventy-five of correspondence, diary, memorials; notes and index.

Parker, Francis H. "The Nathan Hale School House in East Haddam." Connecticut Magazine 6(June, 1900)4:243-46. Nothing noteworthy except photo illustra­tions.

Randall, Herbert. "Alicia Adams—Betrothed to Nathan Hale." Connecticut Magazine 7(1902)3:364-65.

Root, Jean Christie. Nathan Hale. New York: Macmillan, 1915. A popular treat­ment for adults, with Hale "as seen through a woman's eyes." (p. vii)

Seymour, George Dudley. Captain Nathan Hale, 1755-1776: Yale College 1773. Major John Polsgrave Wyllys, 1754-1790: Yale College 1773. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1933.23 illustrations.

Seymour, Charles Dudley. Documentary Life of Nathan Hale. New Haven: privately printed, 1941. A huge compendium containing the results of Seymour's col­lecting. A basic source, but not a finished study.