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Liar, temptress, soldier, spy : four women undercover in the Civil War, Karen Abbott
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- Summary
- "The never-before-told story of four real-life women who risked everything to take on a life of espionage during the Civil War"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 513 pages
- Contents
-
- Splendid and Silent Suns (A Note)
- [1] 1861
- The Fastest Girl in Virginia (or anywhere else for that matter)
- Our Woman
- A Shaft In Her Quiver
- As If They Were Chased By Demons
- Never As Pretty As Her Portrait Shows
- Little Rebel Heart On Fire
- Admirable Self-Denial
- The Birds of the Air
- The Secret Room
- Stakeout
- Hard to Name
- Crinoline and Quinine
- Dark and Gloomy Perils
- Unmasked
- The Defenseless Sex
- [2] 1862
- Not Your Ideal of a Beautiful Soldier
- She Will Fool You Out of Your Eyes
- Rebel Vixens of the Slave States
- Wise As Serpents and Harmless As Doves
- A Woman Usually Tells All She Knows
- A Slave Called "Ned"
- Perfectly Insane On the Subject of Men
- The Other Side of the River
- My Love to All the Dear Boys
- One Grain of Manhood
- The Madam Looks Much Changed
- The Secesh Cleopatra
- The Bright Rush of Life, The Hurry of Death
- She Breathes, She Burns
- The Still, Small Voice
- Richmond Underground
- Playing Dead
- [3] 1863
- When You Think He May Be Killed Tomorrow
- Bread Or Blood
- A Wean That's Born To Be Hung
- Forgive You All the Same
- No One Ignorant of the Danger
- La Belle Rebelle
- Women Make War Upon Each Other
- Please Give Us Some of Your Blood
- [4] 1864
- That Unhappy Country
- Despicable Remedies
- The Sanctuary of a Modest Girl
- You Are Very Poor Company
- Be Prudent And Never Come Again
- Goodbye, Mrs. Greenhow
- This Verdict of Lunacy
- The Delicacy of the Situation
- Not At All Changed By Death-- The Sweet Little Man
- Like Most of Her Sex
- [5] 1865
- The Way A Child Loves Its Mother
- As This Mighty Work Was Done
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780062092892
- Label
- Liar, temptress, soldier, spy : four women undercover in the Civil War
- Title
- Liar, temptress, soldier, spy
- Title remainder
- four women undercover in the Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- Karen Abbott
- Subject
-
- Van Lew, Elizabeth L, 1818-1900
- trueWomen spies -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
- trueBowser, Mary Elizabeth, approximately 1840-
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female
- Boyd, Belle, 1844-1900
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- American Civil War
- trueLife stories -- Law and order | Spies and secret agents
- Bowser, Mary Elizabeth, approximately 1840-
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- trueDeception
- trueGreenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service
- trueHistory Writing -- Spies and Spying
- trueWomen and war
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography
- trueWomen spies -- United States -- Biography
- trueCollective biographies
- trueVan Lew, Elizabeth L, 1818-1900
- trueDisguises
- trueWomen spies
- Greenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- trueBoyd, Belle, 1844-1900
- trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The never-before-told story of four real-life women who risked everything to take on a life of espionage during the Civil War"--
- Summary
- Draws from primary source material and interviews to weave together the adventures of four courageous women who risked everything to become spies during the most tumultuous years of the Civil War
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books 2014
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10340171
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 973.7/85
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/related_authorities
- -HTdmzNDZHo
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- four women undercover in the Civil War
- Label
- Liar, temptress, soldier, spy : four women undercover in the Civil War, Karen Abbott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-495) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Splendid and Silent Suns (A Note) -- [1] 1861 -- The Fastest Girl in Virginia (or anywhere else for that matter) -- Our Woman -- A Shaft In Her Quiver -- As If They Were Chased By Demons -- Never As Pretty As Her Portrait Shows -- Little Rebel Heart On Fire -- Admirable Self-Denial -- The Birds of the Air -- The Secret Room -- Stakeout -- Hard to Name -- Crinoline and Quinine -- Dark and Gloomy Perils -- Unmasked -- The Defenseless Sex -- [2] 1862 -- Not Your Ideal of a Beautiful Soldier -- She Will Fool You Out of Your Eyes -- Rebel Vixens of the Slave States -- Wise As Serpents and Harmless As Doves -- A Woman Usually Tells All She Knows -- A Slave Called "Ned" -- Perfectly Insane On the Subject of Men -- The Other Side of the River -- My Love to All the Dear Boys -- One Grain of Manhood -- The Madam Looks Much Changed -- The Secesh Cleopatra -- The Bright Rush of Life, The Hurry of Death -- She Breathes, She Burns -- The Still, Small Voice -- Richmond Underground -- Playing Dead -- [3] 1863 -- When You Think He May Be Killed Tomorrow -- Bread Or Blood -- A Wean That's Born To Be Hung -- Forgive You All the Same -- No One Ignorant of the Danger -- La Belle Rebelle -- Women Make War Upon Each Other -- Please Give Us Some of Your Blood -- [4] 1864 -- That Unhappy Country -- Despicable Remedies -- The Sanctuary of a Modest Girl -- You Are Very Poor Company -- Be Prudent And Never Come Again -- Goodbye, Mrs. Greenhow -- This Verdict of Lunacy -- The Delicacy of the Situation -- Not At All Changed By Death-- The Sweet Little Man -- Like Most of Her Sex -- [5] 1865 -- The Way A Child Loves Its Mother -- As This Mighty Work Was Done -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 20265481
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 513 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062092892
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014013602
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (DLC)BK0013904499
- Label
- Liar, temptress, soldier, spy : four women undercover in the Civil War, Karen Abbott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-495) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Splendid and Silent Suns (A Note) -- [1] 1861 -- The Fastest Girl in Virginia (or anywhere else for that matter) -- Our Woman -- A Shaft In Her Quiver -- As If They Were Chased By Demons -- Never As Pretty As Her Portrait Shows -- Little Rebel Heart On Fire -- Admirable Self-Denial -- The Birds of the Air -- The Secret Room -- Stakeout -- Hard to Name -- Crinoline and Quinine -- Dark and Gloomy Perils -- Unmasked -- The Defenseless Sex -- [2] 1862 -- Not Your Ideal of a Beautiful Soldier -- She Will Fool You Out of Your Eyes -- Rebel Vixens of the Slave States -- Wise As Serpents and Harmless As Doves -- A Woman Usually Tells All She Knows -- A Slave Called "Ned" -- Perfectly Insane On the Subject of Men -- The Other Side of the River -- My Love to All the Dear Boys -- One Grain of Manhood -- The Madam Looks Much Changed -- The Secesh Cleopatra -- The Bright Rush of Life, The Hurry of Death -- She Breathes, She Burns -- The Still, Small Voice -- Richmond Underground -- Playing Dead -- [3] 1863 -- When You Think He May Be Killed Tomorrow -- Bread Or Blood -- A Wean That's Born To Be Hung -- Forgive You All the Same -- No One Ignorant of the Danger -- La Belle Rebelle -- Women Make War Upon Each Other -- Please Give Us Some of Your Blood -- [4] 1864 -- That Unhappy Country -- Despicable Remedies -- The Sanctuary of a Modest Girl -- You Are Very Poor Company -- Be Prudent And Never Come Again -- Goodbye, Mrs. Greenhow -- This Verdict of Lunacy -- The Delicacy of the Situation -- Not At All Changed By Death-- The Sweet Little Man -- Like Most of Her Sex -- [5] 1865 -- The Way A Child Loves Its Mother -- As This Mighty Work Was Done -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 20265481
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 513 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062092892
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014013602
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (DLC)BK0013904499
Subject
- trueBowser, Mary Elizabeth, approximately 1840-
- Bowser, Mary Elizabeth, approximately 1840-
- Boyd, Belle, 1844-1900
- trueBoyd, Belle, 1844-1900
- trueCollective biographies
- trueDeception
- trueDisguises
- trueGreenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864
- Greenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864
- trueHistory Writing -- Spies and Spying
- trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- American Civil War
- trueLife stories -- Law and order | Spies and secret agents
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- Van Lew, Elizabeth L, 1818-1900
- trueVan Lew, Elizabeth L, 1818-1900
- trueWomen and war
- trueWomen spies
- trueWomen spies -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
- trueWomen spies -- United States -- Biography
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