Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
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Children's - 7th Grade+, Age 12+
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6.5
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144 p. ;
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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.