"YOU are Mary Bowser, a spy in Virginia. Freed from slavery, you have teamed up with Elizabeth "Bet" Van Lew to form a spy ring of powerful, brave women. You are as quick with your weapon as you are with your mind, and you work secret messages and poisons into everyday objects. Hidden in plain sight, you and your ring change the outcome of the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
the true story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union agent in the heart of the Confederacy
Varon, Elizabeth R.
2003
Chronicles the life of Elizabeth Van Lew, a woman who defied the conventions of the nineteenth-century South by becoming a Union spy during the Civil War.
"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.
"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.
the true story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union agent in the heart of the Confederacy
Varon, Elizabeth R.
2005
Presents Yankee sympathizer Elizabeth Van Lew focusing on her early years, her espionage organization, assistance to Union soldiers who escape from a Richmond prison, and her appointment as postmaster of Richmond.
A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet," who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, and then worked to bring an end to slavery. Based on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew.
A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet, " who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, and then worked to bring an end to slavery. Based on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew.
In the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, a Southern woman from a wealthy family, Elizabeth Van Lew, risked her life to spy for the North. She took food and books (often containing secret messages) to imprisoned Union soldiers and helped them escape. She created a spy network and sent valuable military information to Northern generals. Van Lew opposed slavery so much that she bought slaves to free them. Her bravery and her devotion to her country and to freedom made her an American hero.
Presents a biography of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union spy during the Civil War, providing soldiers with money, food, and books, and includes information on her childhood, her passion to fight slavery, and her achievements.
