Liar, temptress, soldier, spy four women undercover in the Civil War
"The never-before-told story of four real-life women who risked everything to take on a life of espionage during the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of 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--A dreadful blow--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.
