Reit, Seymour,

Behind rebel lines : the incredible story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War spy / Incredible story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War spy Seymour Reit. - First Gulliver Books Paperbacks edition. - ix, 130 pages ; 18 cm. - Great episodes . - Great episodes. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130).

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. 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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Edmonds, S. Emma E. 1841-1898 --Juvenile literature.
Edmonds, S. Emma E. 1841-1898.
Edmonds, S. Emma E. 1841-1898


American Civil War (1861-1865)


1861-1865


Spies--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Spies.
Secret service.
Spies.


United States--History--Secret service--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Secret service.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States.
United States--History--Secret service--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Secret service.--Civil War, 1861-1865


Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.

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