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<p><P><b>The intriguing story of one of America's first spies&#151;a woman!</b><P>Born in 1725 in the American colonies, Patience Wright discovered her talent for art at an early age. As an adult, she joined her sister in a wax-sculpting business and later moved on her own to England. There, Patience became a spy for the colonies, hiding messages in the sculpted busts she sent to her sister's waxworks in America. Here is the story of a woman who lived an extraordinary life, full of art and intrigue.</p><h3>Children's Literature</h3><p>It's wonderful that young readers live in a time when so much is being discovered and shared about the strong and brave women of America's past. Patience Lovell Wright is a case in point, worthy of recognition as a highly successful and entrepreneurial sculptor whose story becomes all the more fascinating when she begins passing political secrets overheard in her wax-sculpting studio to colonial leaders during the Revolutionary War. Raised an independent-minded Quaker, Patience used her artistic talents to support her four children when she was left widowed at age 45; soon, she and her also-widowed sister achieved fame for their remarkably life-life w

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Author

Pegi Deitz Shea

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805067705

Category

art

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, History

Rating

3.86 / 5 (29 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14