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Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage  Cover Image Book Book

Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage / by Nathalia Holt.

Summary:

"From the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls comes the never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIA--women who helped create the template for cutting-edge espionage(and blazed new paths for equality in the workplace) in the treacherous post-WWII era"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593328484 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: United States. Central Intelligence Agency > History.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency > Officials and employees.
Discrimination in employment > United States > History > 20th century.
Intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
Intelligence service > United States > History > 20th century.
Spies > United States > Biography.
Women intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
Women spies > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch 327.1273009 Hol 31681010292167 NONFIC Available -

Nathalia Holt, Ph.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, The Queens of Animation, and Cured. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Slate, Popular Science, and Time. She lives with her husband and their two daughters in Pacific Grove, CA.


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