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Lincoln's lady spymaster : the untold story of the abolitionist Southern belle who helped win the Civil War / Gerri Willis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willis, Gerri, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Van Lew, Elizabeth L., 1818-1900.
- Van Lew, Elizabeth L.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Secret service.
- United States.
- Women spies--Virginia--Richmond.
- Women spies.
- Spies--Virginia--Richmond.
- Spies.
- Unionists (United States Civil War)--Virginia--Richmond--Biography.
- Unionists (United States Civil War).
- Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Richmond (Va.).
- Virginia--Richmond.
- Virginia.
- Genre:
- Biography.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 266 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Untold story of the abolitionist Southern belle who helped win the Civil War
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]
- Summary:
- "A historical account of wealthy Southern belle Elizabeth Van Lew, whose espionage for Abraham Lincoln and the Union helped win the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Key characters
- Introduction
- A kindred spirit
- Southern belles
- Peace, peace, but there is no peace
- Elizabeth vs. the fire-eaters
- The knights of the golden circle
- Aiding and giving comfort...to the enemy
- In the confederate white house
- Inside job
- The making of an assassin
- Glorious charges and yellow ribbons
- Begging for bread
- Too close for comfort
- The journey through rat hell
- The undertaking is a desperate one
- Ulric the hun
- Total war
- Sweltering sea of fire
- Stout men cried
- A muff and gunpowder tea
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version Willis, Gerri Lincoln's lady spymaster
- ISBN:
- 9780063333659
- 0063333651
- OCLC:
- 1472987435
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