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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work. The spy a tale of the neutral ground, empire edition by j. The protagonist is harvey birch, a supposed loyalist who actually is a spy for george washington, disguised as mr harper. Written in 1821, this historical novel is coopers paean. His second book, the spy 1821, was an immediate success, and with the pioneers 1823 he began his series of leatherstocking tales. The protagonist is harvey birch, a supposed loyalist who actually is a spy for george washington, disguised as mr.
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