Lincoln's lady spymaster : the untold story of the abolitionist Southern belle who helped win the Civil War
Willis, Gerri2025
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Wealthy Southern belle Elizabeth Van Lew had it all. Money, charm, wit - the most elegant mansion in Richmond. So why risk everything to become a Union spy? The answer was simple: freedom. In this gripping Civil War history, Gerri Willis charts the making of a spymaster genius. Right in the heart of the Confederate capital, Elizabeth played the society lady while building a secret espionage network of slaves, Unionists, and prisoners of war. It would cost her almost everything.
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Author:
Willis, Gerri, author
Imprint:
London : Harper, 2025.
Collation:
288 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780063333659 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
973.785973.785 WILL
Language:
English
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BRN:
8573966
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