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Subject:	Re: Elizabeth Van Lew
From:	"Alyson L. Taylor-White" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:30:43 -0500
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For my money and reading pleasure, the best book on Elizabeth Van Lew  
is Elizabeth R. Varon's Southern Lady, Yankee Spy- The True Story of  
Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy.

On Dec 11, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Craig Kilby wrote:

> Hello all: my mother in St. Louis asks for just one thing for  
> Christmas this year, and this a book on Elizabeth Van Lew, the  
> famous Richmond "Crazy Bet" Union spy in the Civil War. I see  
> several books available about her. I am asking this learned group's  
> opinion on the BEST book about her, and perhaps spying general in  
> Richmond during the war.
>
> She will more interested in historical fact over non-fiction,  
> romanticized accounts.  Can you please help me choose the right book?
>
> Craig Kilby
> Lancaster, VA
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Alyson L. Taylor-White
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