Elizabeth Van Lew, whose former slave Mary Bowser was a spy in the Confederate White House and deserves a book of her own (several exist) and herself, spied for the Union living in under Confederate rule.
Emma Edmonds who dressed up as a man to fight for freedom on the Union side, and even pretended to be a woman in order to cross the lines and spy on the Confederates. The book tells of four women on different sides of the Civil War. When I first looked at it, the cover gave me a war/romance novel vibe.
I only wish the cover would have indicated that this is a non-fiction, historically accurate account of the time. This book is certainly one of the best I read this year, I’m glad I read it. The ending was true to life, a losing battle in a war where no side “won” and certainly not the four woman who ended up with little for themselves regardless of where their allegiance stood. The ending was disappointing to me, not because it was badly written or inaccurate, quite the opposite. I also got a sense of what the reality must have been like to be a woman during that time, which left even a stronger impression of the strong character of the four. The book humanizes the American Civil War and tells of historical events through a person’s eyes. The author also manages to keep the timeline among the stories to give the reader a clear perspective of the events. Abbott manages to tell four different stories, switching marvelously between them while keep distance and judgment. The author respects the source material and sues the women’s own words to tell their amazing stories.
The book flows very well and read easily, the author presents the material in a fascinating manner. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott is an excellent book and a terrific read. My rating for Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy - 5īuy Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott* The publisher is giving away one copy of this book – to enter fill out the Rafflecoptter form at the end of the post. The women came from both sides of the conflict.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott is a non-fiction book focusing on four women who took part in the American Civil War, and were part of history.
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