Liar, temptress, soldier, spy : four women undercover in the Civil War /

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Author / Creator:Abbott, Karen, 1973-
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Description:xiii, 513 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10092415
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ISBN:9780062092892
0062092898 (hbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-495) and index.
Summary:"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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