Petticoat Spies: Six Women Spies of the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 1883846889
- ISBN-13
- 9781883846886
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Morgan Reynolds Publishers
- Author
- Peggy Caravantes
Description
Female Civil War spies risked their lives to protect their cause. Some flirted with infatuated officers, tricking them into revealing war-time secrets. Others infiltrated enemy camps dressed in disguise. Most importantly, these six women from the North and the South were applauded by their generals for their contribution to the war that tore the U.S. apart.
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