Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-14

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring

Nature of contents

bibliography

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