The Lincoln League

The Lincoln League

Invisible people make the best spies. As slaves for most of their lives, they have been treated as invisible people, barely worth notice. Now, with the Civil War marching down upon them, they decide to use their invisibility for the Northern cause. They become spies. This thrilling tale is based on the real life of John Scobell, one of the first black spies in our nation s intelligence service. But as John collects secrets in northern Virginia, he has no idea that the wife he left behind in Richmond has a secret of her own. She too has become a spy in the heart of the Confederacy, and she uncovers information about Rebel submarines that could change the course of the war. John Scobell works alongside the network of black spies active throughout the South the Lincoln Legal Loyal League. But their world unravels when someone begins picking off agents, one by one. In the beginning, John saw the war as a fight for honor, glory, and freedom. Suddenly, for John and Peg, it becomes a fight just to survive. Based on the true story of John Scobell. Doug Peterson is the author of fifty-seven books, including forty-two for the popular VeggieTales series. He is also the co-storywriter for the best-selling VeggieTales video, Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed, which sold over a million copies. His book, The Slobfather, won the 2004 Gold Medallion Award for the best Christian preschool children s book of the year. Doug has written for all age groups and for many forms of media, including books, games, magazines, newspapers, the Internet, and video. He is the author of over four hundred stories and articles published in more than fifteen magazines. He was a regular columnist for The Wittenburg Door humor magazine during the 1980s and 1990s, and his short story, The Career of Horville Sash, was made into a music video featuring Grammy-winner Jennifer Warnes. In addition, Doug has been a science writer with the University of Illinois since 1979, and he currently writes science stories for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A versatile writer, Doug has even dabbled in games, co-writing Roman Ruins, an episode in the best-selling line of mystery games, How to Host a Murder. Doug lives in Champaign, Illinois, with his wife Nancy and two sons. Used Book in Good Condition