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A review by nicoleankenmann
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
4.0
Audiobook: 15hr. 14m.
A fascinating dive into a little-known slice of American history. As a Canadian public school kid, I was exposed to the basic talking points of the American Civil War, but I doubt that even students in the States know what this critical conflict looked like from the perspective of women. This book explores the worlds and worldviews of north and south. This balance is a rare and valuable test of the reader's own biases and challenged my own assumptions on multiple occasions. I would recommend this to anyone who is going or has gone through a high school world history class. I think it would be a helpful text not only for talking about matters of the past but also for better understanding and discussing the modern political and social divides in the United States.
A fascinating dive into a little-known slice of American history. As a Canadian public school kid, I was exposed to the basic talking points of the American Civil War, but I doubt that even students in the States know what this critical conflict looked like from the perspective of women. This book explores the worlds and worldviews of north and south. This balance is a rare and valuable test of the reader's own biases and challenged my own assumptions on multiple occasions. I would recommend this to anyone who is going or has gone through a high school world history class. I think it would be a helpful text not only for talking about matters of the past but also for better understanding and discussing the modern political and social divides in the United States.