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The Secrets of Mary Bowser: An incredible novel of one woman''s courage during the Civil War based on an unforgettable true story

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By (author): Lois Leveen

'I spy with my little eye, where the bird goes when he doesn't fly,' Mama said one mid-day, her words floating on the Richmond heat as we carried empty cookpots through the yard to the kitchen.

Mama, your little girl is all grown up, and still playing our best game. I am a spy . . .

Mary Bowser was born a slave. She was freed and educated.
Then she willingly went back into slavery . . .

As the American Civil War looms, Mary gives up her independence and returns to her home state. There she poses as an illiterate slave in the Confederate White House and spies on President Jefferson Davis.

But as the death and destruction of war take their toll, Mary discovers that everything comes at a cost--even freedom.

Based on a true story, The Secrets of Mary Bowser is an extraordinary and inspiring tale of injustice and courage, friendship and conflict--and of one woman willing to sacrifice her own liberty to change the course of history.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 336g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 24 May 2012
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781444736250

About Lois Leveen

Lois Leveen holds an A.B. magna cum laude in History and Literature from Harvard University an M.A. in English from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. in English with a specialty in African American literature from UCLA. A former faculty member at UCLA and Reed College Lois has given talks about race at conferences and universities throughout the world. Her poetry creative nonfiction and critical essays have been published in a wide range of magazines literary journals and book collections and her short films have been shown at film festivals around the US.

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