Title: Mary Bowser and the Civil War spy ring
Description: Looks at how African American Mary Bowser became a maid in the Richmond mansion of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis as part of a plan to pass along secrets to help the Union.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Secret service, African Americans, Spy stories, Female Participation, Children's fiction, Spies, fiction, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction
Places: United States
People: Mary Elizabeth Bowser (approximately 1840-)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865