03151cim a2200433 4500 248573011 TxAuBib 20151218120000.0 140410s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062353825 0062353829 TxAuBib Abbott, Karen, 1973- Liar, temptress, soldier, spy [sound recording] : four women undercover in the Civil War / Karen Abbott. Four women undercover in the Civil War. Unabridged. [New York] : Harper Audio, 2014. 12 sound discs (15 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact disc. Read by Karen White. Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little known aspects of the Civil War: the stories of four courageous women--a socialite, a farm girl, an abolitionist, and a widow--who were spies. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistol, Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army, using 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 private, witnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. The beautiful widow, Rose O'Neale Greenhow, engaged in affairs with powerful Northern politicians to gather intelligence for the Confederacy, and used her young daughter to send information to Southern generals. Elizabeth Van Lew, a wealthy Richmond abolitionist, hid behind her proper Southern manners as she orchestrated a far-reaching espionage ring, right under the noses of suspicious rebel detectives. Using a wealth of primary source material and interviews with the spies' descendants, Abbott seamlessly weaves the adventures of these four heroines throughout the tumultuous years of the war. 20151218. In memory of Beulah "Boo" Mitchell. Given by Gavioli, Viveano, and Hoenicke Families; Scotty Dotty Shortbread Company and Marilyn Manor Home Owners Association. Boyd, Belle 1844-1900. Bowser, Mary Elizabeth approximately 1840- Greenhow, Rose O'Neal 1814-1864. Van Lew, Elizabeth L 1818-1900. Edmonds, S. Emma E (Sarah Emma Evelyn), 1841-1898. Women spies Confederate States of America Biography. Women spies United States Biography. Audiobooks. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Secret service. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, Female. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Women. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography. Compact discs. White, Karen. Harper Audio (Firm).