| Description |
326 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Harriet Tubman was a scout for the union army and led a successful raid up the Combahee River in South Carolina that freed 750 men, women, and children. This is the historical novel of her heroic raid. |
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It's May 1863. Out-generaled and out-gunned, a demoralized Union Army has pulled back with massive losses at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fort Sumter, hated symbol of the Rebellion, taunts the American navy with its artillery and underwater mines. In Beaufort, South Carolina, one very special woman, code named Moses, is hatching a spectacular plan. Hunted by Confederates, revered by slaves, Harriet Tubman plots an expedition behind enemy lines to liberate hundreds of bondsmen and recruit them as soldiers. A bounty on her head, she has given up husband and home for the noblest cause: a nation of, by, and for the people. The Tubman Command tells the story of Tubman at the height of her powers, when she devises the largest plantation raid of the Civil War. General David Hunter places her in charge of a team of black scouts even though skeptical of what one woman can accomplish. For her gamble to succeed, "Moses" must outwit alligators, overseers, slave catchers, sharpshooters, and even hostile Union soldiers to lead gunships up the Combahee River. Men stand in her way at every turn--though one reminds her that love shouldn't have to be the price of freedom. |
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Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 -- Fiction.
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American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Combahee River (S.C.) -- History, Military -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns -- Fiction.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Biographical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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War fiction.
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Novels.
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Biographical fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781948924344 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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194892434X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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