LEADER 00000cam 2200565Ki 4500 001 ocn872115151 003 OCoLC 005 20181018050610.7 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 140310s2014 ctu ob 001 0 eng d 010 2013032344 019 903290900|a992882812|a994548639|a1055404880 020 9780300188257|q(electronic bk.) 020 0300188250|q(electronic bk.) 035 (OCoLC)872115151|z(OCoLC)903290900|z(OCoLC)992882812 |z(OCoLC)994548639|z(OCoLC)1055404880 040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dYDXCP|dE7B|dJSTOR|dOCLCF|dITS|dKSU |dEBLCP|dOCLCQ|dDEBSZ|dCOCUF|dCNNOR|dLOA|dK6U|dAGLDB|dICA |dPIFAG|dFVL|dZCU|dXFH|dMERUC|dOCLCQ|dCOO|dOCLCQ|dDEBBG |dIOG|dU3W|dEZ9|dDEGRU|dD6H|dJBG|dSTF|dWRM|dVTS|dCEF|dICG |dVT2 049 GTKE 050 4 Z104.5|b.M33 2014eb 082 04 652|223 100 1 Macrakis, Kristie. 245 10 Prisoners, lovers, and spies :|bthe story of invisible ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda /|cKristie Macrakis. 246 30 Story of invisible ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda 264 1 New Haven :|bYale University Press,|c[2014] 264 4 |c©2014 300 1 online resource 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 The art of love and war -- Intrigue and inquisition -- Confessing secrets -- Invisible landscapes -- Revolutionary ink -- Magic -- The secret-ink war -- The United States enters the secret-ink war -- Visible Nazis - - The mystery of the microdot -- Invisible spy catchers -- Out in the cold -- Hiding in porn sites. 520 Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies is a book about concealing and revealing secret communications. It is the first history of invisible writing, uncovered through stories about scoundrels and heroes. Spies were imprisoned or murdered, adultery unmasked, and battles lost because of faulty or intercepted secret communications. Yet, successfully hidden writing helped save lives, win battles, and ensure privacy; occasionally it even changed the course of history. Kristie Macrakis combines a storyteller’s sense of drama with a historian’s respect for evidence in this page-turning history of intrigue and espionage, love and war, magic and secrecy. From the piazzas of ancient Rome to the spy capitals of the Cold War, Macrakis's global history reveals the drama and importance of invisible ink. From Ovid’s advice to use milk for illicit love notes, to John Gerard's dramatic escape from the tower of London aided by orange juice ink messages, to al-Qaeda’s hidden instructions in pornographic movies, this book presents spellbinding stories of secret messaging that chart its evolution in sophistication and its impact on history. An appendix includes fun kitchen chemistry recipes for readers to try out at home. 546 English. 588 0 Print version record. 650 0 Writing, Invisible|xHistory. 650 0 Invisible inks|xHistory. 650 0 Confidential communications|xHistory. 650 0 Espionage|xEquipment and supplies|xHistory. 650 7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS|xBusiness Writing.|2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY|xSocial History.|2bisacsh 650 7 Confidential communications.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00874701 650 7 Espionage|xEquipment and supplies.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00915380 650 7 Invisible inks.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01896613 650 7 Writing, Invisible.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01181687 655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 |iPrint version:|aMacrakis, Kristie.|tPrisoners, lovers, & spies.|dNew Haven, [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2014]|z9780300179255|w(DLC) 2013032344|w(OCoLC)859168415 914 ocn872115151 994 92|bGTK
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