Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 153 Parton, James 1822 1891 Revolutionary Heroes, and Other Historical Papers General Joseph Warren -- Captain Nathan Hale, the martyr-spy -- General Washington's other spies -- An historic Christmas night -- John Adams and the question of independence -- Anecdotes of John Adams -- The writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence -- Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution -- John Jay, the first Chief-Justice -- Fisher Ames, the orator of the Fourth Congress -- The Pinckneys of South Carolina. Text file produced by Ted Garvin, Tonya Allen, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Revolutionary Heroes, and Other Historical Papers" by James Parton is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. This collection appears to focus on significant figures and events from the American Revolutionary era, highlighting the lives and contributions of patriots such as Joseph Warren, Nathan Hale, John Adams, and Robert Morris, among others. Through these narratives, the book seeks to capture the spirit of revolution and the complexities of the struggle for independence. The opening of the book introduces General Joseph Warren, detailing his early life, education, and transformation from a physician to a revolutionary leader at the time of the American Revolution. It recounts a tragic event from his youth and demonstrates his rising involvement in the political atmosphere of Boston as tensions escalated against British rule. Following Warren, the narrative shifts to Nathan Hale, portraying him as a selfless young officer willing to risk his life for his country as a spy. This opening sets a tone of valor and sacrifice, emphasizing the deeply personal stories behind the historical narrative of the American struggle for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography E201 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 153455 2025-08-04T04:50:49.511319 text/html 151588 2013-05-12T07:26:36 text/html 138303 2025-08-04T04:50:55.816270 application/epub+zip 139969 2025-08-04T04:50:52.754280 application/epub+zip 117717 2025-08-04T04:50:51.577288 application/epub+zip 299163 2025-08-04T04:50:58.009250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284131 2025-08-04T04:50:55.057276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250955 2022-09-04T09:09:44.147843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130547 2025-08-04T04:50:49.179388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130307 2013-05-12T07:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130299 2013-05-12T07:27:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20491 2025-08-04T04:50:58.140244 application/rdf+xml 16895 2025-08-04T04:50:52.080305 image/jpeg 3636 2025-08-04T04:50:51.830283 image/jpeg 50278 2013-05-12T07:27:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 52844 2013-05-12T07:27:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 50251 2013-05-12T07:27:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 135501 2025-08-04T04:50:49.524283 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia