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The spymistress a novel

Pledging her loyalty to the North at the risk of her life when her native Virginia secedes, Quaker-educated aristocrat Elizabeth Van Lew uses her innate skills for gathering military intelligence to help construct the Richmond underground and orchestrate escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby P...

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Main Author: Chiaverini, Jennifer
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dutton, [2013]
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United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Fiction.
Women spies > Fiction.
Historical fiction > United States.
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Summary:Pledging her loyalty to the North at the risk of her life when her native Virginia secedes, Quaker-educated aristocrat Elizabeth Van Lew uses her innate skills for gathering military intelligence to help construct the Richmond underground and orchestrate escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby Prison.
Physical Description:355 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references, pages 353-354.
ISBN:9780525953623 (hbk.)
0525953620 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Jennifer Chiaverini is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago. She used to be a writing instructor at Penn State University and Edgewood College. She is the author of the Elm Creek Quilts series and four volumes of quilt patterns inspired by her novels. She is also the designer of the Elm Creek Quilts fabric lines from Red Rooster Fabrics. Among her most recent works, is the New York Times bestselling novel, Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker.

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