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Abbott Karen - Liar Temptress Soldier Spy Four Women Undercover In The Civil War - Paperback
Abbott Karen - Liar Temptress Soldier Spy Four Women Undercover In The Civil War - Paperback
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Description: Not for nothing has Abbott been called a pioneer of sizzle history. Here she creates a gripping page - turner that moves at a breathtaking clip through the dramatic events of the Civil War. Los Angeles Times Karen Abbott the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and pioneer of sizzle history (US a Today) tells the spellbinding true story of four women - a socialite a farmgirl an abolitionist and a widow - who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistol Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army using her charms to seduce men on both sides. Emma Edmonds cut off her hair and assumed the identity of a man to enlist as a Union private witnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. The beautiful widow Rose O Neale Greenhow engaged in affairs with powerful Northern politicians to gather intelligence for the Confederacy and used her young daughter to send information to Southern generals. Elizabeth Van Lew a wealthy Richmond abolitionist hid behind her proper Southern manners as she orchestrated a far - reaching espionage ring right under the noses of suspicious rebel detectives. Using a wealth of primary source material and interviews with the spies descendants Abbott seamlessly weaves the adventures of these four heroines throughout the tumultuous years of the war. With a cast of real - life characters including Walt Whitman Nathaniel Hawthorne General Stonewall Jackson detective Allan Pinkerton Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and Emperor Napoleon III Liar Temptress Soldier Spy draws you into the war as these daring women lived it. Liar Temptress Soldier Spy contains 39 black & photos and 3 maps.
Title: Liar Temptress Soldier Spy Four Women Undercover In The Civil War
Author(s): Abbott Karen
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062092908
Pages: 544 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/8/2015
Description: Not for nothing has Abbott been called a pioneer of sizzle history. Here she creates a gripping page - turner that moves at a breathtaking clip through the dramatic events of the Civil War. Los Angeles Times Karen Abbott the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and pioneer of sizzle history (US a Today) tells the spellbinding true story of four women - a socialite a farmgirl an abolitionist and a widow - who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistol Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army using her charms to seduce men on both sides. Emma Edmonds cut off her hair and assumed the identity of a man to enlist as a Union private witnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. The beautiful widow Rose O Neale Greenhow engaged in affairs with powerful Northern politicians to gather intelligence for the Confederacy and used her young daughter to send information to Southern generals. Elizabeth Van Lew a wealthy Richmond abolitionist hid behind her proper Southern manners as she orchestrated a far - reaching espionage ring right under the noses of suspicious rebel detectives. Using a wealth of primary source material and interviews with the spies descendants Abbott seamlessly weaves the adventures of these four heroines throughout the tumultuous years of the war. With a cast of real - life characters including Walt Whitman Nathaniel Hawthorne General Stonewall Jackson detective Allan Pinkerton Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and Emperor Napoleon III Liar Temptress Soldier Spy draws you into the war as these daring women lived it. Liar Temptress Soldier Spy contains 39 black & photos and 3 maps.
Title: Liar Temptress Soldier Spy Four Women Undercover In The Civil War
Author(s): Abbott Karen
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062092908
Pages: 544 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/8/2015