Speaker: Lois Leveen
Do you ever wonder how authors weave facts into fiction? To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Lois Leveen discusses the inspirational true story behind her forthcoming novel The Secrets of Mary Bowser, about the African American woman who became a Union spy by posing as a slave in the Confederate White House.
Recorded live at Central Library: April 29, 2012

Speaker: Lois Leveen Do you ever wonder how authors weave facts into fiction? To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Lois Leveen discusses the inspirational true story behind her forthcoming novel The Secrets of Mary Bowser, about the African American woman who became a Union spy by posing as a slave in the Confederate White House. Recorded live at Central Library: April 29, 2012

Speaker: Lois Leveen
Do you ever wonder how authors weave facts into fiction? To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War,&nbsp;Lois Leveen&nbsp;discusses the inspirational true story behind her forthcoming novel&nbsp;The Secrets of Mary Bowser, about the African American woman who became a Union spy by posing as a slave in the Confederate White House.
Recorded live at Central Library: April 29, 2012

Telling Secrets: Mary Bowser, Black Civil War Spy

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