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Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen year old Harriet is a girl who doesn't quite fit in, and when she's kicked out of the Girl Guides for fighting, her father doesn't know what to do with her. As war breaks out and the Scouts and Guides are volunteered to support the war effort at home, Harriet decides to form her own army of misfits, mounting their own patrols to track down German spies. Soon, she and her army become embroiled in a daring adventure on the hunt for an enemy...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the...