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Elizabeth Van Lew
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Author : Heidi Schoof
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2005-09
Elizabeth Van Lew written by Heidi Schoof and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A biography of the Civil War spy who provided Union generals with secret information that helped the North defeat the South.
Civil War Spy
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Author : Sue Vander Hook
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2009
Civil War Spy written by Sue Vander Hook and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Spies categories.
This volume briefly examines the life and exploits of Elizabeth Van Lew, a native of Richmond, Virginia, who spied for the Union during the Civil War.
Elizabeth Van Lew
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Author : Karen Zeinert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Elizabeth Van Lew written by Karen Zeinert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Southern Lady Yankee Spy
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Author : Elizabeth R. Varon
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-04-21
Southern Lady Yankee Spy written by Elizabeth R. Varon and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A portrait of the Union spy leader notes her organization's efforts to gather intelligence, compromise Confederate efforts, and aid Union prisoner escapes, citing her sometimes controversial stands on such issues as slavery and war. (Biography)
A Yankee Spy In Richmond
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Author : Elizabeth L. Van Lew
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Classics
Release Date : 2001
A Yankee Spy In Richmond written by Elizabeth L. Van Lew and has been published by Stackpole Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The extraordinary story of a woman spy deep in the heart of the Confederate capital. Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Van Lew's adventures are captured in her letters and journal entries, which also betray her own fears and turmoil. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Elizabeth Van Lew Ell
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Elizabeth Van Lew Ell written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Yankee Spy Elizabeth Van Lew
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Author : Jeannette Covert Nolan
language : en
Publisher: Julian Messner
Release Date : 1970
Yankee Spy Elizabeth Van Lew written by Jeannette Covert Nolan and has been published by Julian Messner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of the Virginia-born woman who served as a Union spy in Richmond throughout the Civil War.
Lincoln S Spies
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Author : Douglas Waller
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-08-06
Lincoln S Spies written by Douglas Waller and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-06 with History categories.
This major addition to the history of the Civil War is a “fast-paced, fact-rich account” (The Wall Street Journal) offering a detailed look at President Abraham Lincoln’s use of clandestine services and the secret battles waged by Union spies and agents to save the nation—filled with espionage, sabotage, and intrigue. Veteran CIA correspondent Douglas Waller delivers a riveting account of the heroes and misfits who carried out a shadow war of espionage and covert operations behind the Confederate battlefields. Lincoln’s Spies follows four agents from the North—three men and one woman—who informed Lincoln’s generals on the enemy positions for crucial battles and busted up clandestine Rebel networks. Famed detective Allan Pinkerton mounted a successful covert operation to slip Lincoln through Baltimore before his inauguration after he learns of an assassination attempt from his agents working undercover as Confederate soldiers. But he proved less than competent as General George McClellan’s spymaster, delivering faulty intelligence reports that overestimated Confederate strength. George Sharpe, an erudite New York lawyer, succeeded Pinkerton as spymaster for the Union’s Army of the Potomac. Sharpe deployed secret agents throughout the South, planted misinformation with Robert E. Lee’s army, and outpaced anything the enemy could field. Elizabeth Van Lew, a Virginia heiress who hated slavery and disapproved of secession, was one of Sharpe’s most successful agents. She ran a Union spy ring in Richmond out of her mansion with dozens of agents feeding her military and political secrets that she funneled to General Ulysses S. Grant as his army closed in on the Confederate capital. Van Lew became one of the unsung heroes of history. Lafayette Baker was a handsome Union officer with a controversial past, whose agents clashed with Pinkerton’s operatives. He assembled a retinue of disreputable spies, thieves, and prostitutes to root out traitors in Washington, DC. But he failed at his most important mission: uncovering the threat to Lincoln from John Wilkes Booth and his gang. Behind these operatives was Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, who was an avid consumer of intelligence and a ruthless aficionado of clandestine warfare, willing to take whatever chances necessary to win the war. Lincoln’s Spies is a “meticulous chronicle of all facets of Lincoln’s war effort” (Kirkus Reviews) and an excellent choice for those wanting “a cracking good tale” (Publishers Weekly) of espionage in the Civil War.
A Yankee Spy In Richmond
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Author : David D. Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2017-09-15
A Yankee Spy In Richmond written by David D. Ryan and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-15 with History categories.
She walked the streets of Richmond dressed in farm woman’s clothing, singing and mumbling to herself. Soon her suspicious and condescending neighbors began referring to her as “Crazy Bet.” But she wasn’t mad; she had purpose in her doings. She wanted people to think she was insane so that they would be less likely to ask her questions and possibly discover her goal: to defeat the South and to end slavery. Elizabeth Van Lew, of Crazy Bet, was General Ulysses S. Grant’s spy in the capital city of the Confederacy.
Miss Lizzie S War
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Author : Rosemary Agonito
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-06-05
Miss Lizzie S War written by Rosemary Agonito and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As the Civil War ground on, an underground Unionist movement flourished in the heart of the Confederacy, led by an unlikely leader. Elizabeth Van Lew, a wealthy and well connected member of Richmond’s elite, risked everything to help save the Union, skillfully directing this clandestine group and becoming General Ulysses S. Grant’s spy in Richmond. Surrounded by a cadre of “slaves” secretly freed and working with her at the risk of their lives--and hers--Lizzie becomes a pivotal character in the narrative that reveals the complexity and horror of war and the possibility of ultimate redemption. Based on an incredible true story, Lizzie's War revolves around a number of elements: the intrigue involved in Elizabeth’s double life, her scheme to plant a former slave as her spy in the Jefferson Davis home, her secret romance with a Union prisoner, the dangerous work and conspiracies entailed in running a spy network for the Federal Government in the Confederate capital, terrifying flights to freedom engineered by Elizabeth for escaped prisoners and slaves, and ongoing Confederate surveillance, investigations and arrests of Unionists.