Hidden Heroes: An American Revolutionary War Tale

by Jan Frazier

America was born of a revolution in 1775. It began with a single shot fired in a small New England village — Lexington, Massachusetts — with “the shot heard ’round the world.” Nathan Hoyt and Job, one of his eleven children, left to find George Washington and sign up as Patriots to fight for what was soon-to-be America. Previously, there had been no colonial army, so no one knew the hardships, tears, blood, and fears that were to come in the American Revolution. Would the Patriots still have signed up? In a one-word answer — YES! They would fight for this country that they loved. General George Washington saw in Nathan Hoyt something special, and Hoyt was soon asked to join the elite Culper Ring — a spy ring that was run directly by George Washington. The Culper Ring risked their lives daily as they presented themselves as Loyalists (those who were loyal to the crown) and got intelligence messages to the General. Needless to say, the seven members of the Culper Ring were, indeed, Hidden Heroes.

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 30, 2021

About the author

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Until the summer of her fiftieth year, Jan Frazier lived a life typical for a well-educated, middle-class American woman. A divorced mother of two teenagers, she was making a modest living writing and teaching writing. Following a Catholic childhood in Miami in the 1960s, she had studied English in college and graduate school. In her late twenties, longing for hills and snow, she moved to New England, where she was active in the peace movement. But the inner peace she sought always eluded her.
Then, in August 2003, she experienced a radical transformation of consciousness. Fear fell away from her, and she was immersed in a state of causeless joy that has never left her. While she has continued her life as writer, teacher, and mother, she has discovered it is possible to live a richly human life free of suffering. Her wish now is to communicate the truth that within every person is a pool of calm well-being that waits patiently to be stirred to life.
When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening (Weiser Books, 2007) is Jan's day-by-day account of the shift in consciousness and its alteration of her life. Her poetry and prose have appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. Her poetry collection, Greatest Hits, was published by Pudding House, and she has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has been inspired by Gurumayi, Krishnamurti, and Eckhart Tolle, but the joy she lives in belongs to no particular tradition, and is available to all.

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