Bibliograph

Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring, Enigma Alberti ; illustrated by Tony Cliff

Type

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Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring, Enigma Alberti ; illustrated by Tony Cliff

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring

Oclc number

962141043

Responsibility statement

Enigma Alberti ; illustrated by Tony Cliff

Series statement

Spy on history, [1]

Summary

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, in a sealed envelope to help the reader discover clues found in the text and illustrations

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification