Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring
During the Civil War, African American Mary Bowser becomes a maid in the Richmond mansion of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis as part of a plan to pass along secrets to help the Union. Includes a replica of a Confederate decoder, plus other spycraft materials, in a sealed enve...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Workman Publishing,
[2016]
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Series: | Spy on history ;
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During the Civil War, African American Mary Bowser becomes a maid in the Richmond mansion of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis as part of a plan to pass along secrets to help the Union. Includes a replica of a Confederate decoder, plus other spycraft materials, in a sealed envelope to help the reader discover clues found in the text and illustrations. |
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"Includes spycraft tools to uncover secret codes!"--Back cover. |
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94 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. |
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010-014. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780761187394 0761187391 |