Liar, Temptress, Solider, Spy

Karen Abbott,the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and ΓÇ£pioneer of sizzle historyΓÇ¥ (USA Today)tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little known aspects of the Civil War: the stories of four courageous womenΓÇöa socialitea farmgirlan abolitionistand a widowΓÇöwho were spies. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistolBelle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate armyusing 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 privatewitnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. The beautiful widowRose OΓÇÖNeale Greenhowengaged in affairs with powerful Northern politicians to gather intelligence for the Confederacyand used her young daughter to send information to Southern generals. Elizabeth Van Lewa wealthy Richmond abolitionisthid behind her proper Southern manners as she orchestrated a far-reaching espionage ringright under the noses of suspicious rebel detectives. Using a wealth of primary source material and interviews with the spiesΓÇÖ descendantsAbbott seamlessly weaves the adventures of these four heroines throughout the tumultuous years of the war. With a cast of real-life characters including Walt WhitmanNathaniel HawthorneGeneral Stonewall Jacksondetective Allan PinkertonAbraham and Mary Todd Lincolnand Emperor Napoleon IIILiarTemptressSoldierSpy draws you into the war as these daring women lived it. LiarTemptressSoldierSpy contains 39 black & photos and 3 maps.