Yankee Spy in Richmond
Stackpole Books · Paperback · January 1, 2001
She walked the streets of Richmond dressed in farm woman’s clothing, singing and mumbling to herself.
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- Who it’s for
- Elizabeth Van Lew used a farm woman’s disguise to spy for Grant in Confederate Richmond.
- Themes
- Civil War espionage, Ending slavery
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Lives in History, Civil Wars
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She walked the streets of Richmond dressed in farm woman’s clothing, singing and mumbling to herself. Soon her suspicious and condescending neighbors began referring to her as “Crazy Bet.” But she wasn’t mad; she had purpose in her doings. She wanted people to think she was insane so that they would be less likely to ask her questions and possibly discover her goal: to defeat the South and to end slavery.
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Elizabeth Van Lew, of Crazy Bet, was General Ulysses S. Grant’s spy in the capital city of the Confederacy.
Crazy Bet’s Disguise
Elizabeth Van Lew used a farm woman’s disguise to spy for Grant in Confederate Richmond.
Come here for
- Elizabeth Van Lew’s disguise as “Crazy Bet”
- Her aim to defeat the South and end slavery
Expect
- Richmond streets and suspicious neighbors
- A concealed goal tied to defeating the South and ending slavery
Where it sits
| Lives in History | 82% |
|---|---|
| Civil War Era | 60% |
| Civil Wars | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Civil War Era
- Authors
- David D. Ryan
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Published
- January 1, 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Civil War espionage · Ending slavery
- Reading lane
- Civil War Era