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Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War
By Carla Bauer (illustrator) and Thomas B. Allen
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
Publication date December 23, 2008
Pages 192
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781426304019
ISBN-10 1426304013
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.50 by 6.75 in.
Weight 0.40 lbs.
Original list price $5.95
Other format details juvenile
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Thomas B. Allen’s follow-up to the multi-award-winning George Washington, Spymaster is now available in paperback. This compelling biography tells the amazing tale of Harriet Tubman using details uncovered from military and intelligence archives, diaries and little-known memoirs from ex-slaves. In a compelling narrative, surprising new facts about Harriet’s story are brought to light: readers discover that the ex-slave who led hundreds to freedom along the Underground Railroad was also a spy for the Union Army!

Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent brings readers deep into the undercover world of African-American spies—enslaved and liberated—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 share with the Secret Six and a maidservant in the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis? The answers are revealed as history’s irresistible plot unfolds.

This detailed account of one of America’s most fascinating figures provides an authoritative source for paper writers and research students. Thomas B. Allen’s narrative is augmented with attractive woodcuts by Carla Bauer, archival photographs, artwork, and maps. The time line of events, references to Web sites, footnotes with extensive source listings, and comprehensive index make Allen’s biography an invaluable addition to every public and school library.

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Paperback
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Reprint edition from Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books (December 23, 2008)
9781426304019 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.50 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.40 lbs | List price $5.95
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Library
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from Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books (October 10, 2006)
9780792278900 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.75 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.65 lbs | List price $25.90
About: Provides a biography of this courageous ex-slave who worked to establish the Underground Railroad, became a Union Army spy, and helped more than seven hundred slaves find their way to freedom in the North.
Prebinding
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Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 9, 2009)
9781439591529 | details & prices | 192 pages | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | List price $14.95
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