Loreta Janeta Vel痙quez: Cuban Confederate Soldier (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781508185178)

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: 1508185174
ISBN-13: 9781508185178
Publisher: Rosen Central
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2019
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 502071 / Loreta Janeta Velazquez: Cuban Confederate Soldier


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2019 pg. 60