Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring /

Alberti, Enigma,

Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring / written by Enigma Alberti ; illustrated by Tony Cliff. - 75 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm + cipher wheel - Spy on history ; [1] . - Spy on history ; 1. .

Includes bibliographical references.

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 to help the reader discover clues found in the text and illustrations.

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Workman Pub Co, Attn Amy Philipps 225 Varick st, New York, NY, USA, 10014, (212)2545900 SAN 203-2821

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Bowser, Mary Elizabeth, approximately 1840- --Juvenile fiction.


Spies--Fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.


United States--History--Participation, Female--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction.
United States--History--Secret service--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction.


Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Spy fiction.

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