• Dangerous Liaisons: Lady Spies of the American Civil War

  • Sep 14 2018
  • Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
  • Podcast

Dangerous Liaisons: Lady Spies of the American Civil War By cover art

Dangerous Liaisons: Lady Spies of the American Civil War

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • 19th-century women weren't supposed to be devious - and that's what made them such effective spies. Hundreds of women tied gun parts to their crinolines, baked quinine into bread loaves, hid generals in their attics, and made daring midnight rides for their cause. In this episode, we follow four of them: Union ladies Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Jane Bowser and Confederate dames Rose O'Neal Greenhow and Bell Boyd. They flirted, tricked, and cajoled the men around them, using their prejudice about a woman's place to achieve outrageous feats of courage and ingenuity. You won't believe what they did, and what they risked, to do their part for the conflict raging all around them.
    Show more Show less
activate_primeday_promo_in_buybox_DT
World
Show more Show less

What listeners say about Dangerous Liaisons: Lady Spies of the American Civil War

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available