Introduction

"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Captain Nathan Hale, America's first spy, uttered these immortal words while staring at a hangman's noose in a leafy New York City park in September 1776.

When a patriot mob threatened to lynch her father, a staunch supporter of the British crown, Anne Wheaton tossed her needles and threads aside to become a soldier in her own right.

In The Spy and the Seamstress, Nathan and Anne must navigate duty and sacrifice, freedom and bondage, love and lust.

Their Revolutionary tale rollicks with action, suspense, and romance, while also probing deeper moral issues that still resonate in the twenty-first century.

The Spy and the Seamstress unearths centuries-old correspondence, diaries, and maps to portray this tumult in rich detail.

Dive into the churning cauldron of life in colonial America. Start reading The Spy and the Seamstress today.

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Anne Wheaton, eighteen years old, sat patiently at the table watching her younger brothers, Caleb, Phineas and Richard, drool in anticipation of the feast set before them. It was unusual to have such lavish fare mid-week, but, her mother, Abigail, had hastily organized the meal as soon as she learned of Father’s ordeal that afternoon. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

From the author:

1. How does the political/social climate today compare to 1776?

2. Are Anne Wheaton’s intellect and willfulness a liability or benefit in shaping the course of her life in colonial America?

3. Which way will Anne turn next? Politically? Socially?

4. Why did Nathan Hale volunteer to spy?

5. What aspect of life in colonial America did you find most surprising?

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