Patience Wright: American Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy

The intriguing story of one of America’s first spies — a woman!

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.

Patience Wright is a 2008 Bank Street — Best Children's Book of the Year.

• Author
• Pegi Deitz Shea, Bethanne Andersen

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 40

• Publisher
• Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-8050-6770-5

• EAN
• 9780805067705

• Genres
• art, biography, history, childrens, feminism, juvenile

• Release date
• 2007