Loreta Janeta Vel痙quez: Cuban Confederate Soldier (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508185161)

Lieutenant Harry T. Buford was a respected Confederate soldier who fought in four major battles during the Civil War and later became a double agent spying for the Southern cause. However, Lieutenant Buford was actually Loreta Janeta Velazquez! Velazquez was a Cuban woman living in New Orleans, who disguised herself as a man in order to experience freedoms otherwise unattainable to her. This captivating book explores her unconventional life as a soldier, a spy, and a Latina in the American South who lived life on her own terms.

Author: Ash Imery-Garcia
ISBN-10: 1508185166
ISBN-13: 9781508185161
Publisher: Rosen Central
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2019
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.90w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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