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Looks at how African American Mary Bowser became 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.
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Your Mission: Find Mary&;s secret diary using spycraft stools to uncover hidden codes!It&;s a true story of bravery: Mary Bowser was an African American spy for the Union who worked as a maid in the mansion of Confederate Jefferson Davis. From hair-raising close calls when she almost gets caught to how she uses her photographic memory to &;steal&; top secret documents. Mary&;s story reads like a gripping novel.It&;s a mystery to solve: There are clues embedded in the story&;s text and illustrations, and Spycraft materials&;including a replica Civil War cipher wheel&;come in an envelope at the beginning of the book. Use both to discover what happened to Mary Bowser&;s secret diary.
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