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Feb 14, 2015 karen abbott talks about her book, liar, temptress, soldier, spy. Karen abbott, the new york times bestselling author of sin in the second city and pioneer of sizzle history usa today, tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the civil war. Sep 05, 2014 in liar, temptress, soldier, spy, abbott claims that as many as four hundred women, in both north and south, were posing and fighting as men. Our book club was thoroughly enchanted by this book and by the powerful women who stuck to their ideals and beliefs.
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Two are confederates and two unionists, each spied for the cause they embraced and suffered for doing so. Liar, temptress, soldier, spy fort worth library overdrive. One of the most successful mi5 undercover surveillance officers of his time sun very well written, gives a startling amount of operational detail, the biggest shock of all mi5 agreed to its publication sunday times in the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brandnew payasyougo phone found on the target. Liar, temptress, soldier, spy is quite simply a fun excursion into an obscure aspect of the civil war that deserves a wide audience. From liar, temptress, soldier, spy by karen abbott the fastest girl in virginia or anywhere else for that matter the shenandoah valley, virginia. Truth is stranger than fiction in liar, temptress, soldier. Liar, temptress, soldier, spy is a masterwork of suspenseful plots and unforgettable characters rendered in exacting, gorgeous detaila brilliant new take on the heroines and villainesses of the civil war. Karen abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little known aspects of the civil war. Liar, temptress, soldier, spy audiobook, written by karen. Liar, temptress, soldier, spy karen abbott hardcover. By following their lives through the civil war, abbott demonstrates the critical role women played in the civil war that is. Lydia netzer, author of the new york times notable book shine shine shine. Four women undercover in the civil war by karen abbott.
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