Readers discover that Harriet Tubman—well known to them as an ex-slave who led hundreds of her people to freedom along the Underground Railroad—was also a spy for the Union Army. They learn about her connection to famed abolitionist John Brown and how she led a daring night raid up South Carolina's Combahee River, dodging torpedoes, destroying a supply depot, torching homes, and freeing more than 750 plantation slaves.
Also, see how secret reports known as Black Dispatches provided the Union Army with a steady stream of intelligence that contributed mightily to the North's victory in the Civil War.
- Ages 10 and up
- 192 pages
- 5 1/2'' x 6 7/8''
- Hardcover
- © 2005
