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Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring Cover Image Book

Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring / written by Enigma Alberti ; illustrated by Tony Cliff.

Alberti, Enigma, (author.). Cliff, Tony (Comic book author), (illustrator.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0761187391
  • ISBN: 9780761187394
  • Physical Description: 94 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Workman Publishing Company, Inc., [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
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.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 2 198007.

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Subject: Bowser, Mary Elizabeth, approximately 1840- > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Spy stories > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Female > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Secret service > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Old Fort Branch Library JUV ALB (Text) 37810435388219 Juvenile Fiction Available -