The Secrets of Mary Bowser - An incredible novel of one woman s courage during Civil War based on

Zusatztext Will appeal to many readers with its clear narrative! uncomplicated characters and unambiguous sense of right and wrong. Informationen zum Autor 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. www.loisleveen.com/ www.facebook.com/LoisLeveen www.twitter.com/loisleveen A stunning reading-group novel based on the true story of freed slave Mary Bowser. Zusammenfassung A stunning reading-group novel based on the true story of freed slave Mary Bowser.

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Lois Leveen has given us a new hero, Mary Bowser - a slave turned spy for the union army. Told with clarity, confidence, and courage, THE SECRETS OF MARY BOWSER illuminates an untold and important story about slavery, the Civil War, and the role of women in achieving emancipation. A riveting and powerful book. Naseem Rakha, internationally bestselling author of The Crying Tree

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• Authors: Lois Leveen, Leveen Lois
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.05.2012
• EAN: 9781444736250
• ISBN: 978-1-4447-3625-0
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Historical novels and narratives; Historical romance, Historical fiction, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / African American / Mystery & Detective, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Espionage and spy thriller, Slavery & abolition of slavery, FICTION / Romance / African American & Black, Slavery and abolition of slavery