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Spying on the South

Author : Tony Horwitz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101980303
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Spying on the South written by Tony Horwitz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times-bestselling final book by the beloved, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Tony Horwitz. With Spying on the South, the best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic returns to the South and the Civil War era for an epic adventure on the trail of America's greatest landscape architect. In the 1850s, the young Frederick Law Olmsted was adrift, a restless farmer and dreamer in search of a mission. He found it during an extraordinary journey, as an undercover correspondent in the South for the up-and-coming New York Times. For the Connecticut Yankee, pen name "Yeoman," the South was alien, often hostile territory. Yet Olmsted traveled for 14 months, by horseback, steamboat, and stagecoach, seeking dialogue and common ground. His vivid dispatches about the lives and beliefs of Southerners were revelatory for readers of his day, and Yeoman's remarkable trek also reshaped the American landscape, as Olmsted sought to reform his own society by creating democratic spaces for the uplift of all. The result: Central Park and Olmsted's career as America's first and foremost landscape architect. Tony Horwitz rediscovers Yeoman Olmsted amidst the discord and polarization of our own time. Is America still one country? In search of answers, and his own adventures, Horwitz follows Olmsted's tracks and often his mode of transport (including muleback): through Appalachia, down the Mississippi River, into bayou Louisiana, and across Texas to the contested Mexican borderland. Venturing far off beaten paths, Horwitz uncovers bracing vestiges and strange new mutations of the Cotton Kingdom. Horwitz's intrepid and often hilarious journey through an outsized American landscape is a masterpiece in the tradition of Great Plains, Bad Land, and the author's own classic, Confederates in the Attic.

Southern Lady, Yankee Spy

Author : Elizabeth R. Varon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195179897
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Southern Lady, Yankee Spy written by Elizabeth R. Varon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping account of the Civil War era story of Elizabeth Van Lew: high-society Southern lady, risk-taking Union spy, and postwar politician.

A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia

Author : Charles V. Mauro
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia written by Charles V. Mauro and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax Country, 'as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and a pledge of his lasting esteem.' A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Radcliffe's book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now"--Page 4 of cover.

Wild Rose

Author : Ann Blackman
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 158836481X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Wild Rose written by Ann Blackman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2005-06-07 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For sheer bravado and style, no woman in the North or South rivaled the Civil War heroine Rose O’Neale Greenhow. Fearless spy for the Confederacy, glittering Washington hostess, legendary beauty and lover, Rose Greenhow risked everything for the cause she valued more than life itself. In this superb portrait, biographer Ann Blackman tells the surprising true story of a unique woman in history. “I am a Southern woman, born with revolutionary blood in my veins,” Rose once declared–and that fiery spirit would plunge her into the center of power and the thick of adventure. Born into a slave-holding family, Rose moved to Washington, D.C., as a young woman and soon established herself as one of the capital’s most charming and influential socialites, an intimate of John C. Calhoun, James Buchanan, and Dolley Madison. She married well, bore eight children and buried five, and, at the height of the Gold Rush, accompanied her husband Robert Greenhow to San Francisco. Widowed after Robert died in a tragic accident, Rose became notorious in Washington for her daring–and numerous–love affairs. But with the outbreak of the Civil War, everything changed. Overnight, Rose Greenhow, fashionable hostess, become Rose Greenhow, intrepid spy. As Blackman reveals, deadly accurate intelligence that Rose supplied to General Pierre G. T. Beauregard written in a fascinating code (the code duplicated in the background on the jacket of this book). Her message to Beauregard turned the tide in the first Battle of Bull Run, and was a brilliant piece of spycraft that eventually led to her arrest by Allan Pinkerton and imprisonment with her young daughter. Indomitable, Rose regained her freedom and, as the war reached a crisis, journeyed to Europe to plead the Confederate cause at the royal courts of England and France. Drawing on newly discovered diaries and a rich trove of contemporary accounts, Blackman has fashioned a thrilling, intimate narrative that reads like a novel. Wild Rose is an unforgettable rendering of an astonishing woman, a book that will stand with the finest Civil War biographies.

Miss Lizzie's War

Author : Rosemary Agonito
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762785888
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Miss Lizzie's War written by Rosemary Agonito and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Spies of the Confederacy

Author : John Bakeless
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486298655
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Spies of the Confederacy written by John Bakeless and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and well-documented account of the true-life exploits of famous and obscure Southern spies who served the Southern cause. Essential reading for Civil War buffs, American History students and spy story aficionados..

The Southern Spy

Author : Edward Alfred Pollard
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382326450
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book The Southern Spy written by Edward Alfred Pollard and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The Confederate Spy: A Story of the War of 1861

Author : R. Grozier
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382107058
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Confederate Spy: A Story of the War of 1861 written by R. Grozier and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The Southern Spy

Author : Edward Alfred Pollard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Southern Spy written by Edward Alfred Pollard and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rose Greenhow

Author : Joanne Mattern
Publisher : Red Chair Press
ISBN 13 : 1634405927
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Rose Greenhow written by Joanne Mattern and published by Red Chair Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one expected Rose Greenhow to be a war hero. But when the American Civil War split the nation apart, this beautiful and popular hostess played an important role in the Confederate South's most important battle victory.

My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington

Author : Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington written by Rose O'Neal Greenhow and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

John Brown's Spy

Author : Steven Lubet
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300180497
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book John Brown's Spy written by Steven Lubet and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the story of the man who was entrusted with all of the details of John Brown's plans to capture the Harper's Ferry armory in 1859 and how he was hunted down for a $1,000 bounty and tried as a spy.

The Secrets of Mary Bowser

Author : Lois Leveen
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062107917
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book The Secrets of Mary Bowser written by Lois Leveen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Masterfully written, The Secrets of Mary Bowser shines a new light onto our country’s darkest history.” —Brunonia Barry, bestselling author of The Lace Reader “Packed with drama, intrigue, love, loss, and most of all, the resilience of a remarkable heroine….What a treat!” —Kelly O'Connor McNees, author of The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott Based on the remarkable true story of a freed African American slave who returned to Virginia at the onset of the Civil War to spy on the Confederates, The Secrets of Mary Bowser is a masterful debut by an exciting new novelist. Author Lois Leveen combines fascinating facts and ingenious speculation to craft a historical novel that will enthrall readers of women’s fiction, historical fiction, and acclaimed works like Cane River and Cold Mountain that offer intimate looks at the twin nightmares of slavery and Civil War. A powerful and unforgettable story of a woman who risked her own freedom to bring freedom to millions of others, The Secrets of Mary Bowser celebrates the courageous achievements of a little known but truly inspirational American heroine.

Rebel Rose

Author : Ishbel Ross
Publisher : Mockingbird Bks.
ISBN 13 : 9780891760269
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Rebel Rose written by Ishbel Ross and published by Mockingbird Bks.. This book was released on 1973 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Civil War Spies

Author : Camilla Wilson
Publisher : Scholastic
ISBN 13 : 9780545130028
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Civil War Spies written by Camilla Wilson and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the stories of spies on both sides of the American Civil War.

A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia

Author : Charles V. Mauro
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614231869
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia written by Charles V. Mauro and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable true story of the woman who sheltered Confederate soldiers and gathered intelligence—and the secret book given to her by J. E. B. Stuart. As the Civil War raged, Confederate brigadier general J. E. B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax County, “as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and pledge of his lasting esteem.” A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Ratcliffe’s book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now. Includes photos and illustrations

The Confederate Spy

Author : William Elsworth Stedman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Confederate Spy written by William Elsworth Stedman and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: