The Spy Unmasked: Memoirs of Enoch Crosby (Abridged, Annotated)

As the real-life model for the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's "The Spy," Enoch Crosby played a crucial but hidden role in the American Revolution. He was a spy and risked his life on many occasions to gather and deliver intelligence to George Washington's army.

Crosby often posed as a Loyalist and was even captured more than once by American troops. He was very nearly executed as a traitor by his own countrymen but he escaped.

After the war, this modest man went about his business ...