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9780525479604

Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers A History of Codes and Ciphers

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  • ISBN13:

    9780525479604

  • ISBN10:

    0525479600

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-10-29
  • Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $16.99

Summary

History’s amazing secrets and codes—and how to crack them yourself.This fascinating look at history’s most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselves. Here are the encrypted notes of Spartan warriors, the brilliant code-crackers of Elizabeth I, secret messages of the American Revolution, spy books of the Civil War, the famous Enigma Machine, and the Navajo code talkers. As computers change the way we communicate, codes today are more intriguing than ever.From invisible ink to the CIA, this exciting trip through history is a hands-on, interactive experience— so get cracking!

Author Biography

Gary Blackwood is the author of many acclaimed novels for young readers, including Second Sight, The Year of the Hangman, and the Shakespeare Stealer series. His nonfiction includes The Great Race: The Amazing Round-the-World Auto Race of 1908 and the Unsolved History series. He lives in Nova Scotia.

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