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| Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas B. Allen
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 769645
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Scholastic Book Club Ed
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0792278895
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.7115
EAN: 9780792278894
ASIN: 0792278895
Publication Date: October 10, 2006
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Product Description
It's 1863. Harriet Tubman is facing one of the biggest—and most dangerous— challenges of her life. She has survived her master's lash, escaped from slavery, and risked her life countless times to lead runaway slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Now she has a new role—that of Union spy! The outcome of a secret night raid deep into Confederate territory depends on the accuracy of the intelligence she and other black spies have gathered. Success will mean freedom for hundreds of slaves. Failure will mean death by hanging.
You are about to enter the undercover world of African-American spies—enslaved and free—risking everything in the name of freedom. How were the Underground Railroad and slave songs used to pass secret messages? What were "contrabands" and "Black Dispatches?" What did Harriet have in common with the Secret Six and a maidservant in the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis? You'll discover these answers and more as the action unfolds.
Thomas B. Allen, author of the award-winning George Washington, Spymaster, has sifted through military and intelligence archives, diaries, and little-known memoirs from ex-slaves to bring to light new facts about the role Harriet and other black spies played in helping the Union win the war.
This detailed account combined with powerful archival images supplemented with woodcuts by Carla Bauer, maps, a time line, footnotes, and extensive quote sources make this incredibly detailed account an excellent resource for report writing as well as an exciting true-life adventure.
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HIstorically Accurate, But Might Not Hold Your Child's Attention August 29, 2008
I found this book to be wonderfully crafted with historically accurate details and images. However, I bought this book for my 13-year old step-son for some summer reading, and he had a very difficult time staying focused on this book and tracking the story. In this Nintendo DS world that we now inhabit, holding my 13-year old's attention is a daunting task and, most unfortunately, this book didn't do the trick - much to my dismay due to its provocative content.
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