Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent
by Thomas B. Allen (ages 9 and older)
Born a slave but determined to be free, Harriet Tubman was called Black Moses for leading hundreds of slaves to freedom during the Civil War. Many escaped from Maryland, where Harriet had been born around 1820.
A small woman who could neither read nor write, she became an important spy for the Union (North) and was the only female to lead men into battle. A $12,000 reward was put on her head, but she was never caught.
Tubman's story is just one in this fascinating account of spying during the 1861-65 war. (book)
