One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1)

Teachers and librarians have been clamouring for more engaging non-fiction for young-teens and in this boy-friendly format, they're sure to embrace the series. Features a timeline and other material to supplement classroom discussion.; The stories are true, gruesome, hilarious and in a welcoming format for reluctant readers.; Hale has found the most fascinating true facts from American history and these books transform textbook lessons into wild romps through history.; The wildly successful Horrible Histories has sold over 25 million copies. This takes the idea of funny, boy-friendly history in a unique graphic direction, with a focus on American History.; We will be simultaneously publishing this and Big Bad Ironclad, although the books can be read in any order.

New York Times Bestseller Nathan Hale, the author’s historical namesake, was America’s first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country” before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history’s roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.One Dead Spy tackles the story of Hale himself, who was an officer and spy for the American rebels during the Revolutionary War. Author Hale highlights the unusual, gruesome, and just plain unbelievable truth of historical Nathan Hale—from his early unlucky days at Yale to his later unlucky days as an officer—and America during the Revolutionary War. Get One Dead Spy and two other Hazardous Tales in the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales 3-Book Boxed Set, available now!Praise for Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy "An innovative approach to history that will have young people reading with pleasure." —Kirkus Reviews "Readers interested in American history will enjoy these graphic novels... Comic panels of varying sizes enhance the real-life events and support the stories’ over-the-top humor... the writing is accessible and entertaining; author Hale’s style gives readers an insider-y, you-are-there-type scoop." —Horn Book