In Disguise!
Undercover with Real Women Spies
Published on 12. February 2013
176 pages
978-1-4424-6726-2 (ISBN)
Description
Investigate real-life adventures of espionage in this collection of impressive and inspiring profiles.
Spanning more than 300 years and numerous countries, In Disguise! details the lives of some of history's most daring women, all of whom risked their lives to stand up for their beliefs. Originally published a decade ago, this fully updated and expanded edition of In Disguise! profiles twenty-eight daring international secret agents, from Harriet Tubman, who freed hundreds of slaves during the Civil War, to Eva Wu, who hid secret messages in her hair to aid the Chinese Revolution, to the modern-day exploits of former CIA agent Valerie Plame. With riveting narratives, fun quizzes to determine if you have what it takes to go undercover, secret-agent trivia, and short spotlight bios, In Disguise! is sure to engage and inspire.
Spanning more than 300 years and numerous countries, In Disguise! details the lives of some of history's most daring women, all of whom risked their lives to stand up for their beliefs. Originally published a decade ago, this fully updated and expanded edition of In Disguise! profiles twenty-eight daring international secret agents, from Harriet Tubman, who freed hundreds of slaves during the Civil War, to Eva Wu, who hid secret messages in her hair to aid the Chinese Revolution, to the modern-day exploits of former CIA agent Valerie Plame. With riveting narratives, fun quizzes to determine if you have what it takes to go undercover, secret-agent trivia, and short spotlight bios, In Disguise! is sure to engage and inspire.
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Ryan Ann Hunter is a pen name for Pamela D. Greenwood and Elizabeth G. Macalaster, who have teamed up to write books about bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, airplanes, robots, the history of flight, and women spies. Their books have garnered several awards, including the Children's Book Sense Pick, the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, Parenting magazine Book of the Year award, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Best Book award, and Austin Young Engineer's Award.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- The Anglo-Dutch Wars
- Aphra Behn: Ahead of Her Time (1640-1689)
- Spycraft: The Cardano Grille
- The American Revolution
- Ann Story: Standing Her Ground (1741-1817)
- Spotlight: Nanye'hi's Warning
- Lydia Darragh: The Fighting Quaker (c. 1728-1789)
- Spotlight: Quakers Fight for Freedom
- Anna Smith Strong: Spy in Petticoats (1740-1812)
- Spycraft: A Dead Drop
- Emily Geiger: Caught! (c. 1762-1790)
- Laodicea Langston Springfield: Daring Dicey (1766-1837)
- Patience Lovell Wright: Artist and Spy (1725-1786)
- The Wars of Independence in Spanish America
- Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez: La Heroina (1768-1829)
- Spycraft: A Skytale Cipher
- Leona Vicario: Madre de la Patria (1789-1842)
- Spycraft: Finding Family Stories
- Policarpa Salavarrieta: La Pola (1795-1817)
- The Civil War
- Harriet Tubman: Without Equal (c. 1822-1913)
- Elizabeth Van Lew: Crazy Bet (1818-1900)
- Spycraft: Elizabeth Van Lew's Cipher
- Mary Bowser: From Slave to Spy (c. 1839-?)
- Spotlight: Mary Surratt's Boardinghouse
- Belle Boyd: La Belle Rebelle (1844-1900)
- Pauline Cushman: Her Best Role (1833-1893)
- Sarah Emma Edmonds: aka Frank Thompson (1841-1898)
- Spycraft: Change Your Appearance
- World War I
- Louise de Bettignies: Spymaster (1880-1918)
- Spycraft: Invisible Ink
- Spotlight: Mabel Elliott's Discovery
- Marthe Richer: Double Agent (1889-1982)
- Spotlight: Mata Hari's Missteps
- Spycraft: Spot the Spy
- Marguerite Harrison: Nerves of Steel (1879-1967)
- Spotlight: Code Breakers
- World War II
- Virginia Hall: Wanted! The Limping Lady (1906-1982)
- Spotlight: Julia Child's Shark Repellent
- Gertrude Sanford Legendre: Making Her Mark (1902-2000)
- Spotlight: Hedy Lamarr's Invention
- Spotlight: Alice's Ace
- Maria Gulovich: Shadow Warrior (1921-2009)
- Josephine Baker: Forever Grateful (1906-1975)
- Spy Close-up: Josephine's Rainbow Tribe
- Noor Inayat Khan: Light of Womanhood (1914-1944)
- Spy Close-up: Noor's Jataka Tales
- Spycraft: Create a Cover
- Betty Pack: Code Name Cynthia (1910-1963)
- The Chinese Revolution
- Eva Wu: Daring Dancer (c. 1934-?)
- Spycraft: How Observant Are You?
- The Cold War
- Jonna Hiestand Mendez: Disguise Master (1945-)
- Spotlight: Stella Rimington's Persistence
- A Changing World
- Spotlight: Valerie Plame Wilson, Betrayed
- Spycraft: Orienteering
- Lindsay Moran: On Her Own (1969-)
- Spycraft: Get Ready for Your Spy Career!
- Afterword
- About Ryan Ann Hunter
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Copyright
