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Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy Paperback - 2001
by Seymour Reit
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When war erupts between the States in 1861, President Lincoln makes an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, young Emma Edmonds poses as a man and enlists in the Union Army, becoming a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death behind Confederate lines. Illustrations.
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- Title Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
- Author Seymour Reit
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-08-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6835328
- ISBN 9780152164270 / 0152164278
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.5 in (17.27 x 11.18 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 830
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects Spies - United States, Spies
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001016558
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men’s clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma became a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death at every turn behind Confederate lines.
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Citations
- Ingram Children's Advance, 07/01/2001, Page 49