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Caravantes, Peggy

Petticoat Spies: Six Women Spies of the Civil War

112 pp. | Morgan | May, 2002 | Library ISBN 1-883846-88-9 $$20.95
(4) YA Notable Americans series. Three spies for the Union (Sarah Emma Edmonds, Pauline Cushman, Elizabeth Van Lew) and three for the Confederacy (Belle Boyd, Rose Greenhow, Belle Edmondson) are profiled in this collective biography. The book is a well-documented account of daring women, but the plethora of facts tends to overwhelm the narrative. Archival photos are included. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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