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Allen, Thomas B.

Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union during the Civil War

192 pp. | National | October, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-7922-7889-5 $16.95 | Library ISBN 0-7922-7890-9 $25.90
(3) 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

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