Seymour Reit the creator of Casper the friendly ghost blends fact with fiction in this captivating tale about one woman who dared to go behind enemy lines as a spy for the Union Army. Canadian-born Emma Edmonds loved the thrill of adventure and chasing freedom so in 1861 when the Civil War began she enlisted in the Union Army. With cropped hair and men s clothing Emma transformed herself into a peddler slave bookkeeper and more seamlessly gathering information and safely escaping each time. This fictionalized biography about the daring exploits of a cunning master of disguise risking discovery and death for the sake of freedom will inspire readers for generations to come.