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Carla Bauer
1 Reviews
Allen, Thomas B.
Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union during the Civil War
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4-6
Illustrated by
Carla Bauer.
In this twist on a popular subject, Tubman's life story (interwoven with the events of the Civil War) reads like an adventure novel. Nevertheless, the well-documented book, cleverly designed and illustrated to look like a vintage volume, separates fact from myth. Extensive appendices include source notes, a map, and a spy code (several codes are hidden throughout for readers to solve). Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Christina Dorr
1 reviews
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