Behind Rebel Lines

Author : Seymour Reit
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547537344

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Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit Pdf

Seymour Reit, the creator of Casper the friendly ghost, blends fact with fiction in this captivating tale about one woman who dared to go behind enemy lines as a spy for the Union Army. Canadian-born Emma Edmonds loved the thrill of adventure and chasing freedom, so in 1861 when the Civil War began, she enlisted in the Union Army. With cropped hair and men’s clothing, Emma transformed herself into a peddler, slave, bookkeeper and more, seamlessly gathering information and safely escaping each time. This fictionalized biography about the daring exploits of a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death for the sake of freedom, will inspire readers for generations to come.

Author : Marissa Moss,John Hendrix
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613120880

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Nurse, Soldier, Spy by Marissa Moss,John Hendrix Pdf

When Frank Thompson sees a recruitment poster for the new Union army, he’s ready and willing to enlist. Except Frank isn’t his real name. In fact, Frank is really Sarah Emma Edmonds, in disguise. Only nineteen years old, Sarah has already been dressing as a man for three years and living on the run in order to escape an arranged marriage. She’s tasted freedom, and as far as she’s concerned, there’s no going back. Eager to fight for the North during the Civil War, Sarah joins a Michigan infantry regiment. She excels as a soldier and even takes on the grueling task of nursing the wounded. Because of her heroism, she is asked to become a spy, cross enemy lines, and infiltrate a Confederate camp. For her first mission, Sarah must once again disguise herself and rely on the kindness of enslaved people to help her do her job. This incredible true story of a brave young woman who makes an unlikely choice to fight for her country is one that should not be lost to history.

Author : Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Military nursing
ISBN : HARVARD:32044087524187

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Nurse and Spy in the Union Army by Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds Pdf

Author : S. C. Gwynne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781451673302

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Rebel Yell by S. C. Gwynne Pdf

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the epic New York Times bestselling account of how Civil War general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson became a great and tragic national hero. Stonewall Jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance. As much as any person in the Confederate pantheon—even Robert E. Lee—he embodies the romantic Southern notion of the virtuous lost cause. Jackson is also considered, without argument, one of our country’s greatest military figures. In April 1862, however, he was merely another Confederate general in an army fighting what seemed to be a losing cause. But by June he had engineered perhaps the greatest military campaign in American history and was one of the most famous men in the Western world. Jackson’s strategic innovations shattered the conventional wisdom of how war was waged; he was so far ahead of his time that his techniques would be studied generations into the future. In his “magnificent Rebel Yell…S.C. Gwynne brings Jackson ferociously to life” (New York Newsday) in a swiftly vivid narrative that is rich with battle lore, biographical detail, and intense conflict among historical figures. Gwynne delves deep into Jackson’s private life and traces Jackson’s brilliant twenty-four-month career in the Civil War, the period that encompasses his rise from obscurity to fame and legend; his stunning effect on the course of the war itself; and his tragic death, which caused both North and South to grieve the loss of a remarkable American hero.

Author : Carrie Jones,Mark Oldroyd
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781467742214

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Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender by Carrie Jones,Mark Oldroyd Pdf

Sarah Emma Edmonds started pretending at a very early age. Her father only wanted sons, so Sarah pretended to be one. Unlike most kids, though, Sarah never really stopped pretending. In 1861, during the U.S. Civil War, Sarah pretended her way into the Union Army, becoming a male nurse named Frank Thompson. Being a nurse didn't quite satisfy "Frank," though. She wanted to keep her fellow soldiers from getting hurt. So when the Union Army needed a spy, she leapt at the chance. While still pretending to be Frank, Sarah also pretended to be a male African American slave, a female Irish peddler, and a female African American laundress. She slipped behind enemy lines time after time, spied on the Confederate Army, and brought back valuable intelligence to the Union. Sarah was not only good at pretending; she was also very brave. Later in life, Sarah Emma Edmonds wrote a book to tell her story. She explained, "I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic." She was also truly a great pretender.

Author : Rosemary Wells
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1442065060

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Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells Pdf

Finding courage she never thought she had, a young Southern girl musters the strength and wit to survive the ravages of the Civil War and keep her family together through it all. An ALA Notable Book. Reprint.

Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743247221

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Pdf

Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.

Author : Zachariah Cherian Mampilly
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801462979

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Rebel Rulers by Zachariah Cherian Mampilly Pdf

When insurgents take and hold territory, they can develop systems of governance that deliver public services to civilians under their control. This book reflects Zachariah Cherian Mampilly's extensive fieldwork in rebel-controlled areas.

Author : P. Kingston,I. Spears
Publisher : Springer
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781403981011

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States-Within-States by P. Kingston,I. Spears Pdf

Many of the existing juridical states in the Third World remain fragile and prone to collapse. Yet, these conditions have not always given way to anarchy. In some cases, the breakdown of weak and often arbitrary states has given way to more coherent and viable, though not necessarily benevolent, political entities. This book examines the extent to which these sub-units - ' states within states ' - represent alternatives that the international community could look to in a long-term effort to bring stability, security and development to peoples in the Third World.

Author : Nick Nolte
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062219596

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Rebel by Nick Nolte Pdf

The legendary icon tells his story—a tale of art, passion, commitment, addiction, as intense and hypnotic as the man himself. In a career spanning five decades, Nick Nolte has endured the rites of Hollywood celebrity. Rising from obscurity to leading roles and Oscar nominations, he has been both celebrated and vilified in the media; survived marriages, divorces, and a string of romances; was named the “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine; and suffered public humiliation over his drug and alcohol issues, including a drug-fueled trip down a “long road of nothingness” that ended in arrest. Despite these ups and downs, Nolte has remained true to the craft he loves, portraying a diverse range of characters with his trademark physicality and indelible gravelly voice. Already 35 when his performance in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man launched him to stardom, Nolte never learned to play by Hollywood’s rules. A rebel who defies expectations, an obsessive method actor who will go to extremes for a role (he lived among the homeless to prepare for Down and Out in Beverly Hills), Nolte is motivated more by edgier, more personal projects than by box office success. Today he is clean yet still driven, juggling a number of upcoming works and raising his young daughter. A man who refuses to hide his mistakes, Nolte now delivers his most revealing performance yet. His revealing memoir, filled with sixteen pages of color photos, offers a candid, unvarnished close-up look at the man, the career, the loves, and the life.

Author : Seymour Reit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : True Crime
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043679369

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The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa by Seymour Reit Pdf

Author : Seymour Reit
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0152164359

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Guns for General Washington by Seymour Reit Pdf

Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting 183 cannons from New York's Fort Ticonderoga to Boston--in the dead of winter--to help George Washington win an important battle.

Author : Seymour Reit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0847959538

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Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit Pdf

Recounts the story of the Canadian woman who disguised herself as a man and slipped behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union army.

Author : Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Long-distance runners
ISBN : 0606398678

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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Pdf

Beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos. On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a sli

Author : Leon Walter Tillage
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1680650017

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Leon's Story by Leon Walter Tillage Pdf

"In this riveting autobiography, Baltimore janitor Leon Walter Tillage reflects on his life with all the vitality of a storyteller gathering his audience around him . . . . Roth's dramatic black-and-white collages pay homage to the power of Leon's story, a tale that does more in its gentle way to expose the horrors of racism than most works of fiction ever could."--"Publishers Weekly."