Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott

3.75 AVERAGE

miss_tarols's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous medium-paced

seletourneau's review against another edition

Not my usual genre, couldn’t get into it 
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nguzan's review against another edition

5.0
this is an ideal Civil War book for people who don’t think they want to read a Civil War book, chronicling the conflict on both sides with an often-thrilling novelistic narrative from the perspectives of four daring women

Elizabeth Van Lew and Emma Edmondson you are both very cool and I respect you. Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow you were both brainwashed bigots and I’m glad your side lost :)
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nixee72's review against another edition

3.0
good but dry reading

penguinkaty's review against another edition

4.0
emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

emschimno's review against another edition

3.25
informative slow-paced
Solid Civil War nonfiction.  I liked that it followed women doing different things throughout the war rather than your classic male generals/soldiers in battle. It followed two Union women and two Confederate women. I felt like hearing equally from both sides gave me greater understanding of the intricacies of the Civil War. In school you often only learn about the major leaders and wars, but with the 4 women all being some sort of spy connected through networks of communication from one side to the other, it showed just how much more went on through the war. It could have had vastly different outcomes if women like these didn’t play the roles they did. As all nonfiction, it’s a little slower and dryer but Abbott wrote with direct quotes and anecdotes that made the book feel closer to fiction than I expected. 

tdubbie's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous informative medium-paced

kelnovak's review against another edition

4.0
informative reflective slow-paced

scullyme's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

buddy524's review against another edition

5.0
Abbott has crafted such a fantastic work of nonfiction. Her strength lies in her ability to use narrative to show these remarkable women. While the book is over 400 pages, the story is well-paced. At times she jumps around a little too much but that makes the reader keep on reading wanting to hear more. This is a great addition for those interested in American History and the Civil War.