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The woman all spies fear : code breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and her hidden life Cover Image Book

The woman all spies fear : code breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and her hidden life / Amy Butler Greenfield.

Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968- (author.).

Summary:

"Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593127193
  • ISBN: 0593127196
  • ISBN: 9780593127209
  • ISBN: 059312720X
  • Physical Description: 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Studio, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The doll shop spy -- Starting out -- What do you know? -- Code or cipher? -- Riverbank -- From bacon to binary -- A dear good friend -- The skeletons of words -- Will we win? -- The key to the cipher -- Underlings -- Hiding in plain sight -- Don't be afraid to take a step -- Escape -- Rail fence love letter -- At home -- On the doorstep -- The rum war -- The making of her -- Barbara's cipher -- Firepower -- Cracking a conexco code -- Fame -- The trip of a lifetime -- Turbulence -- The black chamber -- Ad absurdum! -- Café cryptanalytique -- The woman all spies fear -- The war within -- Heebeegeebees -- Elizebeth's war -- Code names and cribs -- Sargo -- Cracking Enigma -- Solving in depth -- A spy at sea -- Overkill -- Procedure 40 -- Secrets -- The raid -- Fallout -- The last word -- The library.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 12+ Random House Children's Books.
Grades 7-9 Random House Children's Books.
950L Lexile
Awards Note:
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Honor, 2022.

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Subject: Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980.
Friedman, William F. (William Frederick), 1891-1969.
Cryptography > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Female.
Married people > United States > Biography.
Cryptographers > United States > Biography.
Married people.
Genre: Biographies.
Young adult literature.

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Statesville Main Library YA B FRIEDMAN GRE (Text) 33114018247858 Young Adult Nonfiction Checked out 05/17/2025