Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War

by Allen, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780792278900
• ISBN10: 0792278909
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-10
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids

Summary

Readers discover that Harriet Tubmanwell known to them as an ex-slave who led hundreds of her people to freedom along the Underground Railroadwas also a spy for the Union Army. They will learn about her connection to famed abolitionist John Brown and how she led a daring night raid up South Carolina's Combahee River, dodging torpedoes, destroying a supply depot, torching homes, and freeing more than 750 plantation slaves. Also, see how secret reports known as Black Dispatches provided the Union Army with a steady stream of intelligence that contributed mightily to the North's victory in the Civil War.

Author Biography

Thomas B. Allen is the author of the award-winning book, George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War. He is the co-author with Norman Polmar of Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage; Code-name Downfall; and Merchants of Treason, a report on modern espionage. He is also the co-author, with Paul Dickson, of The Bonus Army. Tom Allen lives in Bethesda, Maryland. You can visit him on the Web at www.tballen.com.

Carla Bauer is a woodcut illustrator whose work has been exhibited in the National Academy of Design. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Cast of Key Characters	p. 6
Prologue: Black Moses	p. 9
Harriet's Escape	p. 17
The Underground Railroad	p. 27
Slave Revolts	p. 37
John Brown Meets the General	p. 45
Trouble at Harpers Ferry	p. 57
The "Old Colored Woman"	p. 67
Trouble in the Capital	p. 77
The Secret War	p. 83
Black Dispatches	p. 95
Black Spies and the Anaconda Plan	p. 113
Harriet Goes to War	p. 127
The General Leads a Raid	p. 139
Epilogue: Telling the Secrets	p. 163
Map and Time Line	p. 168
Elizabeth Van Lew's Code	p. 172
Text Notes	p. 173
Quote Sources	p. 182
Further Reading	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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