Mysterious messages : a history of codes and ciphers / Gary Blackwood ; designed and illustrated by Jason Henry.
From the ingenious ciphers of Italian princes to the spy books of the Civil War to the advanced techniques of the CIA, codes and code breaking have played important roles throughout history.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525479604
- Physical Description: 170 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Dutton Children's Books, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical and web references (page 166) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Clay, wax and Greece -- The rise and fall of Rome -- Ham and Bacon -- A disk, a grille and a tableau -- Babington, beer and Baconian biliteralisim -- Prisons, pigpens and black chambers -- The two revolutions -- Security suffers some severe setbacks -- The blue and the gray (and the green and the brown) -- Agony, dancing men and buried treasure -- The manuscript, the machine and the Mexican message -- Romance, rum and Romaji -- Hounds, magicians and indians -- Bookies, spies and POWs -- Colossus, Lucifer and Kryptos. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1150L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.5 5 133418. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ciphers > History > Juvenile literature. Cryptography > History > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 21 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV 652 BLA (Text) | 37810434872908 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
